Effects of conservation tillage on soil microbial biomass and activity

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3384-3390

  Wang, Yun ^a   Li, Zeng Jia ^a   Han, Bin ^a   Shi, Zhong Qiang ^a   Ning, Tang Yuan ^a   Jiang, Xiao Dong ^a   Zheng, Yan Hai ^a   Bai, Mei ^a   Zhao, Jian Bo ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Active microbial biomass; Conservation tillage; Microbial biomass C; Respiratory quotient; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849125610     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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