Greenhouse solarization: effects on soil microbiological parameters and agronomic aspects

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-103

  Scopa, Antonio ^a   Candido, Vincenzo ^a   Dumontet, Stefano ^b   Miccolis, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Coextruded; EVA; Melon; Microbial biomass; Plastic films; Root knot nematodes; Soil enzyme; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; NEMATODE; RESPIRATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; VEGETABLE;

CUCUMIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA;

EID: 39149116691     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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