Inverse relationship between the nematode maturity index and plant parasite index under enriched nutrient conditions

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 195-199

  Bongers, Tom ^a   Van Der Meulen, Hans ^a   Korthals, Gerard ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Fertilization; Maturity index; Nematodes; Nutrient enrichment; PPI MI ratio

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0001285678     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(96)00136-9     Document Type: Article

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