Microbial properties of soils as affected by cropping and nutrient management practices in several long-term manurial experiments in the semi-arid tropics of India

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 165-173

  Vineela, C ^a   Wani, S P ^a   Srinivasarao, Ch ^a   Padmaja, B ^a   Vittal, K P R ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

Long term fertilizer experiments; Microbial biomass carbon; Microbial population; Organic carbon; Semi arid tropics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 47749115326     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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