Effect of earthworm inoculation on soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics and on crop yield with application of corn residues

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1637-1641

  Li, Huixin ^a   Hu, Feng ^a   Shen, Qirong ^a   Chen, Xiaoyun ^a   Cang, Long ^a   Wang, Xia ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crop residue application; Crop yield; Dynamics of soil C and N; Earthworm; Upland rice winter wheat rotation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CROP RESIDUE; CROP YIELD; EARTHWORM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; CROP; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CARBON; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL;

CHINA;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; MEGASCOLECIDAE; PHERETIMA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PHERETIMA SP.; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036934278     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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