Legume tissue quality is a key factor for enhancement of feed resources and contribution to soil fertility in mixed crop-livestock production systems. To compare methods used by soil scientists and animal-nutritionists to assess quality of plant materials, three woody tropical legumes with contra...
Tscherning, K
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Barrios, E.
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Peters, Michael
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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[Effects of sample post harvest treatment on aerobic decomposition and anaerobic in-vitro digestion of tropical legumes with contracting quality]
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Effects of sample post harvest treatment on aerobic decomposition and anaerobic in-vitro digestion of tropical legumes with contracting quality
The decomposition and nutrient release of 12 plant materials were assessed in a 20-week litterbag field study in hillsides from Cauca, Colombia. Leaves of Tithonia diversifolia (TTH) and Indigofera constricta (IND) decomposed quickly (k=0.035±0.002 d?1), while those of Cratylia argentea (CRA) and...
Cobo Borrero, Juan G.
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Barrios, E.
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Kass, DCL
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Decomposition and nutrient release by green manures in a tropical hillside agroecosystem]
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Decomposition and nutrient release by green manures in a tropical hillside agroecosystem
Organic resources (ORs) are essential inputs in tropical farming systems and their decomposition dynamics are related to their quality. A Decision Support System (DSS) for organic N management has been proposed earlier that subdivides ORs in four classes depending on their N, lignin, and soluble ...
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Gachengo, CN
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Barrios, E.
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Cadisch, Georg
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Palm, C.A.
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[Laboratory validation of a resource quality-based conceptual framework for organic matter management]
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Laboratory validation of a resource quality-based conceptual framework for organic matter management