Multiple benefits of legumes for agriculture sustainability: an overview

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Stagnari, Fabio ^a   Maggio, Albino ^b   Galieni, Angelica ^a   Pisante, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Conservation agriculture; Energy; Food security; Greenhouse gas; Soil fertility; Sustainable agricultural systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012231766     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21965641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40538-016-0085-1     Document Type: Review

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