Nematodes, bacterial activity, soil characteristics and plant growth associated with termitaria in a sugarcane field in South Africa

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-206

  Cadet, Patrice ^a,b   Guichaoua, Laurent ^b   Spaull, Vaughan W ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Helicotylenchus dihystera; Macrotermes natalensis; Nematodes; Soil chemistry; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOTYLENCHUS; HELICOTYLENCHUS DIHYSTERA; MACROTERMES; MACROTERMES NATALENSIS; MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA; NEMATODA; PARATRICHODORUS; PRATYLENCHUS; PRATYLENCHUS ZEAE; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; TERMITARIA; XIPHINEMA; XIPHINEMA ELONGATUM;

EID: 1242333323     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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