Organic matter, microbial biomass and enzyme activity of soils under different crop rotations in the tropics

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 306-310

  Chander, K ^a   Goyal, S ^a   Mundra, M C ^a   Kapoor, K K ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon mineralization; Crop rotation; Microbial biomass; Ninhydrin N; Soil enzymes

Indexed keywords

ACULEATA; BRASSICA; HELIANTHUS; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SESBANIA BISPINOSA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

CROP ROTATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; ROTATION; SOIL ENZYME; TROPICAL SOIL;

EID: 0030614207     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050248     Document Type: Article

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