Changes in soil enzymatic activity and control of Meloidogyne incognita using four organic amendments

Nematropica

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-18

  Chavarria Carvajal J A ^a   Rodriguez Kabana R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biological control; Glycine max; Meloidogyne incognita; Mucuna deeringiana; Organic amendments; Pine bark; Pueraria lobata; Soil enzymes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346309134     PISSN: 00995444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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