A qualitative multi-attribute model for assessing the impact of cropping systems on soil quality

Pedobiologia

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-250

  Bohanec, Marko ^a   Cortet, Jérôme ^b   Griffiths, Bryan ^c   Žnidaršič, Martin ^a   Debeljak, Marko ^a   Caul, Sandra ^c   Thompson, Jacqueline ^c   Krogh, Paul H ^d  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Inland Fisheries   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cropping system; Genetically modified crops; Multi attribute model; Qualitative model; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIODIVERSITY; CROPPING PRACTICE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MAIZE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34447627944     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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