Fungal presence in paired cultivated and uncultivated soils in central Iowa, USA

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 92-97

  Stahl, Peter D ^a   Parkin, Timothy B ^b   Christensen, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungi; Prairie; Soil ecology; Sustainable agriculture; Tillage

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ERGOSTEROL; FUNGUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032948484     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050530     Document Type: Article

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