Soil carbon, microbial activity and nitrogen availability in agroforestry systems on moderately alkaline soils in northern India

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 283-294

  Kaur, B ^a   Gupta, S R ^a   Singh, G ^b  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Nitrogen mineralization; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIOMASS; CROP ROTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDIA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM;

ACACIA; EUCALYPTUS; POPULUS;

EID: 0033777154     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(00)00079-2     Document Type: Article

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