Innovative cropping systems to reduce N inputs and maintain wheat yields by inserting grain legumes and cover crops in southwestern France

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 82, Issue , 2017, Pages 331-341

  Plaza Bonilla, Daniel ^a   Nolot, Jean Marie ^a   Raffaillac, Didier ^a   Justes, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Crop diversification; Mineral N fertilization; Pea; Sorghum; Soybean; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOMASS; COVER CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERB; LEGUME; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SORGHUM; SOYBEAN; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

FRANCE;

GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 85027952415     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2016.05.010     Document Type: Article

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