Microbial activity affected by lime in a long-term no-till soil

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 123-131

  Fuentes, Juan P ^a   Bezdicek, David F ^a   Flury, Markus ^a   Albrecht, Stephan ^b   Smith, Jeffrey L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Liming; Microbial activity; No till; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; LIME; PH EFFECTS; SOIL MECHANICS;

LIMING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NO-TILL; SOIL RESPIRATION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BIOMASS; LIME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SURFACE; ZERO TILLAGE;

EID: 33646166190     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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