Soil microbial diversity and community structure under wheat as influenced by tillage and crop rotation

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1733-1741

  Lupwayi, N Z ^a   Rice, W A ^a   Clayton, G W ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CROP ROTATION; GRAY LUVISOL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; TILLAGE; WHEAT;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CROP ROTATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TILLAGE;

CANADA, ALBERTA;

EID: 0032213991     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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