1. Isoptopic evidence of the transfer of nitrogen fixed by legumes to coffee trees
- Author
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Snoeck D., Zapata F., and Domenach A.M.
- Subjects
coffea-arabica ,nitrogen-fixation ,desmodium-intortum ,leucaena-leucocephala ,nitrogen ,nutrient-uptake ,burundi ,africa ,africa-south-of-sahara ,central-africa ,coffea ,desmodium ,elements ,leguminosae ,leucaena ,mimosoideae ,nonmetals ,nutrition-physiology ,papilionoideae ,physiological-functions ,rubiaceae ,Biotechnology ,TP248.13-248.65 ,Environmental sciences ,GE1-350 - Abstract
The use of isotopic methods has made it possible to quantify the contribution of nitrogen fixed by a coffee plantation. Thanks to the use of the natural 15N abundance assessment technique, we were able to show that, in field condition, roughly 30/ of the nitrogen effectively fixed by a legume (including biomass, roots and root exudates) were transferred to the associated coffee trees. The quantities of N transferred by legume prunings to sole coffee trees were measured to evaluate the amount of N transferred to coffee via litter fall or soil.
- Published
- 2000