Soil structure and characteristics of organic matter in two orchards differing in earthworm activity

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-232

  Jongmans, A G ^a   Pulleman, M M ^a   Balabane, M ^b   Van Oort, F ^b   Marinissen, J C Y ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Earthworm activity; Micromorphology; Orchards; Soil management; Soil organic matter dynamics; Soil structure

Indexed keywords

PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 0242493607     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(03)00072-6     Document Type: Article

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