Managing soil organic matter - Implications for soil structure on organic farms

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages 284-292

  Shepherd, M A ^a   Harrison, R ^b   Webb, J ^c  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Boxworth Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organic farms; Soil organic matter; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STRUCTURE;

FUNGI;

EID: 0036742569     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2002134     Document Type: Article

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