Soil microbial activity after restoration of a semiarid soil by organic amendments

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 463-469

  Ros, Margarita ^a   Hernandez, Maria Teresa ^a   García, Carlos ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Degraded soil restoration; Field experiment; Organic amendments; Soil microbial activity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; MICROORGANISMS; RESTORATION;

SOIL DEGRADATION;

SOILS;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION;

(SOUTHEAST); SPAIN;

EID: 0037343023     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00298-5     Document Type: Article

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