Evaluation of Soil Biological Properties as Potential Bioindicators of Soil Health

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 1015-1028

  Pankhurst, C E ^a,b   Hawke, B G ^a,b   McDonald, H J ^a,b   Kirkby, C A ^a,b   Buckerfield, J C ^a,b   Michelsen, P ^c   O'Brien K A ^b   Gupta, V V S R ^b   Doube, B M ^a,b  

^a CSIRO LAND AND WATER   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Soil and Land Management ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; MANAGEMENT; MICROORGANISM; ROTATION; SOIL CONDITION; STUBBLE; TILLAGE;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0029501727     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA9951015     Document Type: Article

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