Actual N Availability from Winter Catch Crops Used for Green Manuring in Maize Cultivation

• Published in: Agroecology and sustainable food systems Vol. 34; no. 7; p. 705
• Main Authors: Benincasa, P, Tosti, G, Tei, F, Guiducci, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.10.2010
• Subjects: Biomass; Corn; Crops; Field study; Manures; Sustainable agriculture; Italy

Field experiments were carried out in Central Italy on several green manure species (pure or mixed) and on succeeding grain maize to find practical relationships for predicting the N effect (N absorbed by maize that derives from the actual gain in soil available N due to green manure). Actually, lit...