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Phosphorus benefits of white lupin, field pea and faba bean to wheat production in Western Australian soils

[Truncated abstract] Soils of Western Australian cropping regions are very low in phosphorous. White lupin, chickpea, and faba bean are being increasingly used in rotations with wheat on these soils. Yield of wheat after a legume crop is frequently higher than its yield after wheat. It has been reported that in addition to nitrogen, legumes can also contribute to improve the availability of phosphorous for the subsequent crops. This PhD research project aimed at optimising the economic returns of wheat-legume rotations through more efficient use of P fertiliser in the legume phase as well as enhanced availability of soil P in the subsequent wheat phase

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/221131
Date January 2005
CreatorsNuruzzaman, Mohammad
PublisherUniversity of Western Australia. School of Plant Biology
Source SetsAustraliasian Digital Theses Program
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
RightsCopyright Mohammad Nuruzzaman, http://www.itpo.uwa.edu.au/UWA-Computer-And-Software-Use-Regulations.html

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