Effects of planting Bt corn on soil microbial activity and soil fertility

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1213-1220

  Wang, Jian Wu ^a   Feng, Yuan Jiao ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bt corn; Soil ecosystem function; Soil fertility; Soil microbial activity

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 20344364435     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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