Soil microbial biomass alterations during the maize silage growing season relative to tillage method

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1845-1847

  Staley, T E ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; TILLAGE;

SOILS;

CROP PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SILAGE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TILLAGE;

EID: 0033494476     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6361845x     Document Type: Article

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