Changes in microbial biomass and protease activities of soil associated with long-term sugar cane monoculture

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-131

  Holt, J A ^a   Mayer, R J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Long term monoculture; North Queensland; Soil enzymes; Soil microbial biomass; Sugar cane

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTEINASE; SOIL; SUGARCANE; SUSTAINABILITY;

CROP YIELD; MAROCULTURE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PROTEASE ACTIVITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0031839076     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050410     Document Type: Article

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