Effects of past and current crop management on soil microbial biomass and activity

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 531-540

  Stark, Christine ^a   Condron, Leo M ^b   Stewart, Alison ^b   Di, Hong J ^b   O'Callaghan, Maureen ^c  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Green manure; Intact monolith lysimeters; Linkages; Microbial activity; Past and current management; Soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROP ROTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LAND USE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BRASSICA NAPUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LUPINUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547413013     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-006-0132-3     Document Type: Article

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