Impact of soil management and two botanical insecticides on urease and invertase activity

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 479-488

  Antonious, George F ^a  

^a KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compost; Grass strips; Neemix; Pyrethrins; Soil management practice

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); UREA;

SOIL FERTILITY;

INSECTICIDES;

AZADIRACHTIN; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHRIN; UREASE;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INSECTICIDE; INVERTEBRATE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; UREA;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; POTATO; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRUCTURE;

BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECTICIDES; LIMONINS; NITROGEN; PYRETHRINS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; UREASE;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; INVERTEBRATA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0037715305     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PFC-120021667     Document Type: Article

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