Nematode community changes associated with decomposition of Crotalaria juncea amendment in litterbags

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-45

  Wang, K H ^a   McSorley, R ^a   Marshall, A J ^a   Gallaher, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mineralization; Nematode succession; Organic agriculture; Soil food web; Sunn hemp

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA JUNCEA; NEMATODA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3342947777     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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