Long-term effects of intercropping and bio-litter recycling on soil biological activity and fertility status of sub-tropical soils

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-150

  Manna, M C ^a   Singh, M V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bio litter recycling; Carbon turnover rate; FYM; Intercropped fruit trees; Soil microbial activity; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENZYME KINETICS; FARMS; MICROBIOLOGY; RECYCLING;

BIO-LITTERS; CARBON TURNOVER RATES; SOIL BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; FERTILIZER; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

FERTILITY; INTERCROPPING; LITTER; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP; FERTILITY; FRUIT; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOIL; VEGETABLE;

COCOS NUCIFERA; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 0343714609     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(00)00088-2     Document Type: Article

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