Dynamics of nematode communities in tomatoes grown in conventional and organic farming systems, and their impact on soil fertility

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-175

  Ferris, H ^a   Venette, R C ^a   Lau, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial feeding nematodes; Nematode abundance and biomass; Nematode community dynamics; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEMATODA;

EID: 0000255649     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0929-1393(95)00071-2     Document Type: Article

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