Effects of N fertilizer treatments on biologically active N pools in soils under plow and no tillage

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 406-412

  McCarty, G W ^a,b   Meisinger, J J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Beltsville Area Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Active N; Biomass N; No tillage; Plow tillage; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE; ZERO TILLAGE;

EID: 0030614147     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050265     Document Type: Article

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