Self-reseeding annual legumes for cover cropping in rainfed managed olive orchards

Given the environmental impact of nitrogen (N)-fertilizer manufacture and use, the sustainable management of agro-systems should be sought by growing N-fixing legumes. In this work, eleven self-reseeding annual legumes were grown in pure stands as mulching cover crops in a rainfed olive orchard mana...

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Main Author: Rodrigues, M.A. (author)
Other Authors: Ferreira, Isabel Q. (author), Freitas, Sara L. (author), Pires, Jaime (author), Arrobas, Margarida (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Pasture legumes
Mulching
Olea europaea
Nitrogen management
Groundcover percentage
Persistence
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/13734
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/13734

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/13734

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