Soil nematode biodiversity in organic and conventional agroecosystems of Northern Greece

Russian Journal of Nematology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-169

  Tsiafouli, Maria A ^a   Argyropoulou, Maria D ^a   Stamou, George P ^a   Sgardelis, Stefanos P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Asparagus cultivation; Diversity; Maturity index; Mediterranean, organic mineral fertilizers; Trophic groups

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33847257859     PISSN: 08696918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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