Earthworm activity affects soil aggregation and organic matter dynamics according to the quality and localization of crop residues-An experimental study (Madagascar)

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2119-2128

  Coq, Sylvain ^a   Barthès, Bernard G ^a   Oliver, Robert ^b   Rabary, Bodovololona ^c   Blanchart, Eric ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c Centre National de Recherche Appliquée au Développement Rural FOFIFA   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Carbon mineralization; Carbon protection; Direct seeding mulch based cropping systems; Microbial biomass; Pontoscolex corethrurus; Residue management

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BIODIVERSITY; CROPS; MICROORGANISMS;

CARBON MINERALIZATION; CARBON PROTECTION; DIRECT SEEDING MULCH-BASED CROPPING SYSTEMS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PONTOSCOLEX CORETHRURUS; RESIDUE MANAGEMENT;

SOILS;

AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; CROP RESIDUE; EARTHWORM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RICE; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOYBEAN;

AGGLOMERATION; BIODIVERSITY; FARM CROPS; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

GLYCINE MAX; PONTOSCOLEX CORETHRURUS;

EID: 34249034287     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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