Carbohydrate composition of plant materials determines N mineralisation

• Published in: Nutrient cycling in agroecosystems Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 175 - 183
• Main Authors: Gunnarsson, Sophie, Marstorp, Håkan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.02.2002
• Subjects: Carbohydrate composition; Carbohydrates; Cellulose; Composition; Fructans; Hemicellulose; Leaves; Lignocellulose; Mineralization; Nitrogen; Phleum pratense; Polysaccharides; Proteins; Saccharides; Substrates; Sugar

To improve the synchrony between N mineralisation and crop N demand itis important to identify properties of the plant materials that can be used topredict the N mineralisation. We hypothesised that the timing of decompositionof plant carbohydrates relative to that of plant proteins could be used to...