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Dinitrogen fixation by the legume cover crop #Pueraria phaseoloides# and transfer of fixed N to #Hevea brasiliensis#¿Impact on tree growth and vulnerability to drought

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Clermont-Dauphin C., Suvannang N., Pongwichian P., Cheylan V., Hammecker C., Harmand J.M.
2016

Rubber tree plantations (Hevea brasiliensis) are expanding into marginal areas with low soil fertility and long dry seasons with a high risk of soil erosion and drought damage to trees. Introducing an N2-fixing legume cover crop in rubber plantations may reduce runoff and soil erosion as well as increasing the availability of nutrients but may also increase competition for water. This study ...

Systèmes et modes de culture; Météorologie et climatologie; Fertilisation; Physiologie végétale : nutrition; Production forestière

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