Impact of organic production practices on soil quality indicators

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1601-1609

  Liebig, M A ^b   Doran, J W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PH; PRODUCTION;

ORGANIC PRODUCTION PRACTICES; SOIL QUALITY;

SOILS;

CARBON; FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033199976     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800050026x     Document Type: Article

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