Crop acquisition of phosphorus, iron and zinc from soil in cereal/legume intercropping systems: a critical review

Annals of Botany

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 363-377

  Xue, Yanfang ^a   Xia, Haiyong ^a   Christie, Peter ^b   Zhang, Zheng ^a   Li, Long ^b   Tang, Caixian ^c  

^a SHANDONG PEANUT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Cereals; Intercropping; Interspecific facilitation; Legumes; Micronutrients; Niche complementarity; Phosphorus; Rhizosphere; Root architecture; Root exudates; Soil microbes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CEREAL; COMPLEMENTARITY; CROP YIELD; EXUDATION; FACILITATION; FOOD QUALITY; INTERCROPPING; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; IRON; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LEGUME; LITERATURE REVIEW; NICHE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOSPHORUS; REMOBILIZATION; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

IRON; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; ZINC;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CROP; FABACEAE; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FABACEAE; IRON; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; ZINC;

EID: 85014521972     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcv182     Document Type: Review

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