N-15 ISOTOPE-DILUTION METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING THE DYNAMICS OF BIOLOGICALLY FIXED N IN LEGUME-NON-LEGUME ASSOCIATIONS

被引:19
作者
CHALK, PM
SMITH, CJ
机构
[1] Division of Soils, CSIRO, Canberra, 2601, ACT
关键词
BIOLOGICALLY FIXED N; INTERCROPPING; ISOTOPE DILUTION; LEGUMES; N TRANSFER N-15; PASTURES;
D O I
10.1007/BF00418677
中图分类号
S15 [土壤学];
学科分类号
0903 ; 090301 ;
摘要
We examined the theoretical basis for estimating the transfer of N-2 fixed by legumes to companion cereals or grasses in intercropping or pasture systems using N-15 isotope dilution methodology. A method was developed to calculate the symbiotic dependence of the legume in a mixed stand based on N-15 enrichment of the associated non-legume and the estimate of fixed N transfer. Published field data were used to illustrate the application of the method. Complementary treatments for verifying N transfer and options for increasing the accuracy of estimates of N transfer are discussed.
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