Faba bean is less susceptible to fertiliser N impacts on biological N2 fixation than chickpea in monoculture and intercropping systems

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 271-276

  Rose, Terry J ^a   Julia, Cecile C ^a   Shepherd, Mervyn ^a   Rose, Michael T ^b   Van Zwieten, Lukas ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

15N natural abundance; Coppiced tree crops; Inter row legumes; Melaleuca; Nitrogen cycle

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; INTERCROPPING; LEGUME; MONOCULTURE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION;

CICER ARIETINUM; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 84955207525     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-015-1062-8     Document Type: Article

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