Assessing the microbiological, biochemical, soil-physical and hydrological effects of amelioration of degraded soils in semiarid Spain

Biologia

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 542-546

  Hernandez Fernandez, Ma Teresa ^a   Mataix Solera, Jorge ^b   Lichner, L'Ubomír ^c   Štekaurová, Vlasta ^c   Zaujec, Anton ^d   Garcia Izquierdo, Carlos ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^d SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN NITRA   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Amelioration; Degraded soil; Sewage sludge compost

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949125898     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-007-0107-3     Document Type: Article

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