Development of key soil health indicators for the Australian banana industry

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-164

  Pattison, A B ^a   Moody, P W ^b   Badcock, K A ^a   Smith, L J ^a   Armour, J A ^b   Rasiah, V ^b   Cobon, J A ^a   Gulino, L M ^a   Mayer, R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b Mines and Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Bioindicators; Biological soil indicators; Chemical soil indicators; Musa AAA; Physical soil indicators; Soil carbon; Soil management; Soil nematode community composition

Indexed keywords

MUSA; NEMATODA;

EID: 47549106472     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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