Chemical and biological indicators of soil quality in organic and conventional farming systems in Central Italy

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 701-711

  Marinari, Sara ^a   Mancinelli, Roberto ^a   Campiglia, Enio ^a   Grego, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural management; Alternative practice; Conventional practice; Ecological indicators; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CULTIVATION; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); MICROBIOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE PRACTICE; CONVENTIONAL PRACTICE; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL QUALITY;

SOIL SURVEYS;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOINDICATOR; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; CULTIVATION; INDICATORS; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745871227     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.08.029     Document Type: Article

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