Invasion of sheep dung by nematophagous fungi and soil nematodes on a hill country pasture in New Zealand

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1815-1819

  Hay, F S ^a   Niezen, J H ^b   Bateson, L ^a   Wilson, S ^b  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; NEMATODE; SHEEP DUNG;

COLONIZATION; FUNGUS; MANURE; NEMATODE;

NEW ZEALAND;

HARPOSPORIUM BYSMATOSPORUM; HARPOSPORIUM HELICOIDES; MONACROSPORIUM CANDIDUM; NEMATOCTONUS; NEMATODA; VERTICILLIUM BALANOIDES;

EID: 0032214009     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00053-4     Document Type: Article

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