Nitrogen washing from C3 and C4 cover grasses residues by rain

Crop species with the C4 photosynthetic pathway are more efficient in assimilating N than C3 plants, which results in different N amounts prone to be washed from its straw by rain water. Such differences may affect N recycling in agricultural systems where these species are grown as cover crops. In...

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Main Authors: Ciro Antonio Rosolem, Rodrigo Werle, Rodrigo Arroyo Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2010-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832010000600014&lng=en&tlng=en