Long-term effects of leguminous cover crops on microbial indices and their relationships in soils of a coconut plantation of a humid tropical region

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-195

  Dinesh, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Adenylates; Atylosia scarabaeoides; Ergosterol; Humid tropics; Microbial biomass C; Pueraria phaseoloides

Indexed keywords

ATYLOSIA; CALOPOGONIUM MUCUNOIDES; CENTROSEMA; CENTROSEMA PUBESCENS; FUNGI; PUERARIA; PUERARIA PHASEOLOIDES;

EID: 2342507770     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200321294     Document Type: Article

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