Impact of soil fertility maintaining practice on soil microbial biomass carbon in low production agro-ecosystem in northern China

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 808-814

  Hu, Cheng ^a   Cao, Zhi Ping ^a   Ye, Zhong Nian ^a   Wu, Wen Liang ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agriculture soil; Microbial biomass carbon; Soil fertility management practice

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645574578     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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