Nutrient cycling through microbial biomass under rice-pasture rotations replacing native savanna

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 1433-1441

  Gijsman, A J ^a   Oberson, A ^a   Friesen, D K ^a,b   Sanz, J I ^a   Thomas, R J ^a  

^a Ctro Internacional de Agri Trop   (Colombia)

^b International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OXISOL; PASTURE; RICE; RICE-PASTURE ROTATION; SAVANNA;

COLOMBIA, EASTERN PLAINS;

FABACEAE; ORYZA SATIVA; POACEAE;

EID: 0031238674     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00045-X     Document Type: Article

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