Cropping system effects on soil biological characteristics in the Great Plains

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-48

  Liebig, M ^a   Carpenter Boggs, L ^b   Johnson, J M F ^a   Wright, S ^a   Barbour, N ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cropping systems; Great Plains; Soil biology; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPPING PRACTICE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

FUNGI;

EID: 33644746347     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/RAF2005124     Document Type: Article

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