Influence of tillage, residue management, and crop rotation on soil microbial biomass and catabolic diversity

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 18-30

  Govaerts, Bram ^a,b   Mezzalama, Monica ^b   Unno, Yusuke ^d   Sayre, Ken D ^b   Luna Guido, Marco ^c   Vanherck, Katrien ^a   Dendooven, Luc ^c   Deckers, Jozef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catabolic diversity; Conservation agriculture; Crop rotation; Microbial biomass; Residue management; Tillage

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548098021     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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