Soil microbiological properties during decomposition of crop residues under conventional and zero tillage

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-419

  Lupwayi, N Z ^a   Clayton, G W ^b   O'Donovan, J T ^a   Harker, K N ^b   Turkington, T K ^b   Rice, W A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological soil quality; Crop residues; Crop rotation; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Microbial diversity

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP RESIDUE; DECOMPOSITION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; ZERO TILLAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 15944384286     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S03-083     Document Type: Article

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