Cover crops influence soil properties and tree performance in an organic apple (Malus domestica Borkh) orchard in northern Patagonia

Plant and Soil

Volumn 292, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 193-203

  Sanchez E E ^a   Giayetto, A ^a   Cichon L ^a   Fernandez D ^a   Aruani, M C ^b   Curetti, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Canopy volume; Nematodes; Soil nitrate; Trunk cross sectional area; Yield

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; NEMATODE; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORCHARD; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; VIGOR;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LONCHOCARPUS CAPASSA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NEMATODA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM FRAGIFERUM; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 33947491997     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9215-7     Document Type: Article

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