Soil organic carbon and nitrogen fractions in temperate alley cropping systems

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 977-992

  Mungai, N W ^a   Motavalli, P P ^b   Kremer, R J ^c  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass; Mineral associated organic matter; Particulate organic matter; Pecan; Silver maple

Indexed keywords

ALLEY CROPPING; CROPPING PRACTICE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARINUM; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; GLYCINE MAX; POA; POA TRIVIALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646907499     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620600584230     Document Type: Article

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