Soil micro-arthropod communities and microbial parameters in the potato ridge under two field management systems on sandy loams in Atlantic Canada

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-404

  Carter, M R ^a   Noronha, C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Collembola; Integrated pest management; Mites; Soil management for potato; Soil microbial biomass carbon

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MITE; SANDY LOAM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; COLLEMBOLA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 35349014233     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS06013     Document Type: Article

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