Effect of different application rates of organic fertilizer on soil enzyme activity and microbial population: Original article

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 132-140

  Chang, Ed Haun ^a   Chung, Ren Shih ^b   Tsai, Yuong How ^c  

^a NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Compost; Microbial biomass; Organic farming; Soil enzymes; Vegetable growth

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 33847637657     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2007.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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