Effect of implementing organic farming on chemical and biochemical properties of an irrigated loam soil

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 136-144

  Melero, Sebastiana ^a   Madejón, Engracia ^b   Herencia, Juan Francisco ^a   Ruiz, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

CROPS CYCLES; HUMIC ACIDS; LOAM SOIL; ORGANIC FARMING;

AGRICULTURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38349139294     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2007.0087     Document Type: Article

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