Long-term effects of manure and fertilization on soil organic matter and quality parameters of a calcareous soil in NW China

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 234-243

  Yang, Sheng Mao ^a,b   Malhi, Sukhdev S ^c   Li, Feng Min ^a   Suo, Dong Rang ^d   Xu, Ming Gang ^e   Wang, Ping ^a   Xiao, Guo Ju ^a   Jia, Yu ^a   Guo, Tian Wen ^b   Wang, Jian Guo ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GanSu Academy of Agricultural Science   (China)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Zhangye Prefecture   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Balanced fertilization; Farmyard manure; Gansu Oasis of China; Light fraction organic C; Long term fertilizations; Microbial biomass C; Organic C; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248202711     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200622012     Document Type: Article

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