Short-term effects of different tillage in a sustainable farming system on nematode community structure

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 237-244

  Lenz, R ^a   Eisenbeis, G ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Bioindicators; Nematode community structure; Sustainable farming; Tillage

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GERMANY; NEMATODE; NO TILLAGE SYSTEM; PARASITE; SOIL; TILLAGE SYSTEM;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CROPPING PRACTICE; NEMATODE; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; TILLAGE;

GERMANY;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0034118551     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050651     Document Type: Article

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