Bacterial and fungal cell-wall residues in conventional and no-tillage agroecosystems

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1188-1198

  Guggenberger, Georg ^a   Frey, Serita D ^b   Six, Johan ^c   Paustian, Keith ^c   Elliott, Edward T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS;

AGROECOSYSTEMS; SOIL BIOLOGY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER (SOM); TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (TOC); WATER STABLE AGGREGATES;

SOILS;

BACTERIUM; FUNGUS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TILLAGE;

NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0032730510     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6351188x     Document Type: Article

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