Relationship between the agricultural management of a semi-arid soil and microbiological quality

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 421-439

  Moreno, José L ^a   Bastida, Felipe ^a   Hernández, Teresa ^a   García, Carlos ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enzymatic activity; Microbial activity; Soil management; Soil microbiological quality; Soil quality index

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY;

SUIDAE;

EID: 38949210660     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701826548     Document Type: Article

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