Redistribution of crop residues during row cultivation creates a biologically enhanced environment for soil microorganisms

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 550-554

  Grigera, M Susana ^a   Drijber, Rhae A ^a   Wienhold, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

C availability; C redistribution; FAMEs; Row cultivator

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; MICROORGANISMS; SOILS;

CANONICAL DISCRIMINATION ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; REDISTRIBUTION; ROW CULTIVATOR;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES;

BIOMASS; CULTIVAR; CULTIVATION; DECOMPOSITION; FIELD METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; MAIZE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MYCORRHIZA; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANT RESIDUE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL PROPERTY; WEED CONTROL;

CULTIVATION; FARM CROPS; MICROORGANISMS; PLANT RESIDUES; SOIL;

CONNECTICUT; FAIRFIELD COUNTY [CONNECTICUT]; NORTH AMERICA; SHELTON; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248390992     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2006.08.016     Document Type: Article

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