Short-term green manure and tillage management effects on maize yield and soil quality in an Andisol

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 153-159

  Astier, M ^a   Maass, J M ^b   Etchevers Barra, J D ^c   Pena J J ^d   González, F de León ^e  

^a Local 17 Centro Comercial el Parian   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^c Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE SISTEMAS BIOLÓGICOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Andisol; Green manure; Soil indicators; Soil quality; Tillage

Indexed keywords

CROPS; NATURAL RESOURCES; SOILS;

ANDISOL; GREEN MANURE; SOIL INDICATORS; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE;

MANURES;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; GREEN MANURING; MAIZE; MULCHING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE;

CORN; MANURE; NATURAL RESOURCES; SOIL;

LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

AVENA SATIVA; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646173060     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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