Nitrogen mineralization and crop uptake from surface-applied leaves of green manure species on a tropical volcanic-ash soil

Nitrogen release from the leaves of some tropical legumes as affected by their lignin and polyphenolic contents

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Plant litter quality and decomposition: an historical overview

O. W. Heal, J. M. Anderson, M. J. Swift · 1997 · 533 citations

Agriculture, Plant Sciences, Soil Sciences +14

Nitrogen mineralization from leaves and litter of tropical plants: Relationship to nitrogen, lignin and soluble polyphenol concentrations

Michael G. Constantinides, James H. Fownes · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 1994 · 400 citations

Agriculture, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +16

Decomposition of leaf litter from tropical forage grasses and legumes

Richard J. Thomas, N.M. Asakawa · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 1993 · 386 citations

Agriculture, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +14

The nitrogen mineralization rate of legume residues in soil as influenced by their polyphenol, lignin, and nitrogen contents

R. H. Fox, R. J. K. Myers, I Vallis · Plant and Soil · 1990 · 369 citations

Agriculture, Agronomy, Soil Sciences +16