THE USE OF A DOUBLE ISOTOPE (N-15 AND S-34) LABELING TECHNIQUE TO ASSESS THE SUITABILITY OF VARIOUS REFERENCE CROPS FOR ESTIMATING NITROGEN-FIXATION IN GLIRICIDIA-SEPIUM AND LEUCAENA-LEUCOCEPHALA

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作者
AWONAIKE, KO [1 ]
DANSO, SKA [1 ]
ZAPATA, F [1 ]
机构
[1] FAO, DIV IAEA, A-1400 VIENNA, AUSTRIA
关键词
BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION (BNF); GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; N-15; N-FIXING TREES (NFTS); REFERENCE CROPS; RHIZOBIA; S-34;
D O I
10.1007/BF00025048
中图分类号
S3 [农学(农艺学)];
学科分类号
0901 ;
摘要
In this study, an approach involving a double isotope (N-15 and S-34) labelling technique was used to examine which of five reference crops (Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Cassia siamea, Cassia spectabilis, Lolium perenne and Eucalyptus grandis) would be suitable for measuring N fixed by Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala. The rationale is that the ratio of fertilizer-derived S to soil-derived S in a suitable reference crop is similar to that measured in the nitrogen fixing tree (NFT) since the N ratios in the two crop types cannot be measured directly. E. camaldulensis and E. grandis were found to be suitable reference crops because they absorbed fertilizer and soil S in the same ratio as G. sepium and L. leucocephala.
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