Soil solarization: Effects on soil microbiological parameters

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 537-547

  Scopa, A ^a   Dumontet, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dazomet; Light Plastic Films (LPFs); Microbial biomass; Soil solarization

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA;

EID: 34247221516     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160701209212     Document Type: Article

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