SUSTAINABLE CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR IRRIGATED SPECIALTY CROPS AND
BIOFUELS Location: Vegetable and Forage Crops Production
Research Title: Release of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium
during the decomposition of apple (Malus domestica) leaf litter
under different fertilization regimes | Han, Ming - | | Zhang,
Li - | | Fan, Chong - | | Liu, Li - | | Zhang, Lin - | | Li,
Bing - | Submitted to: Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (SSPN)
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance
Date: May 31, 2011 Publication Date: August 26, 2011 Citation:
Han, M.Y., Zhang, L.X., Fan, C.H., Liu, L.H., Zhang, L.S., Li,
B.Z., Alva, A.K. 2011. Release of nitrogen, phosphorus, and
potassium during the decomposition of apple (Malus domestica)
leaf litter under different fertilization regimes. Soil Science
and Plant Nutrition (SSPN). 57:549-557. DOI:
10.1080/00380768.211.593481. Interpretive Summary: In perennial
cropping systems, i.e. fruit trees example apple trees, annual
shedding of leaves upon decomposition and s