Eucalyptus globulus harvest residue management effects on soil carbon and microbial biomass at 1 and 5 years after plantation establishment

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1903-1912

  Mendham, D S ^a   Sankaran, K V ^b   O'Connell, A M ^a   Grove, T S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus globulus; Harvest residue management; Permanganate oxidizable C; Soil microbial biomass; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

CROP RESIDUE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 0036970929     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00205-5     Document Type: Article

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