Cropping history and peat amendment-induced changes in strawberry field earthworm abundance and microbial biomass

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2152-2161

  Kukkonen, Sanna ^a   Palojärvi, Ansa ^b   Räkköläinen, Mauri ^a   Vestberg, Mauritz ^a  

^a PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aporrectodea caliginosa; Cropping history; Earthworms; Lumbricus terrestris; Microbial biomass; Organic amendment; Peat

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; MICROORGANISMS; SAMPLING;

APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; CROPPING HISTORY; EARTHWORM; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; ORGANIC AMENDMENT;

BIOMASS;

ABUNDANCE; CROPPING PRACTICE; EARTHWORM; FRUIT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PEAT; SAMPLING; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; PEAT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ALLIUM CEPA; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; CARUM CARVI; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHLEUM PRATENSE; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 33746769816     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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