Effects of strip tillage and production inputs on soil biology across a spatial gradient

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1454-1463

  Overstreet, Laura F ^a   Hoyt, Greg D ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; FERTILIZERS; FRUITS; GRADIENT METHODS; MINERALOGY; PESTICIDES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; ROTATION; SPRAYING;

NO-TILL; SOIL DISTURBANCES; SOIL PROPERTIES; TILLAGE SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

BIOMASS; CROP ROTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MINERALIZATION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL RESPIRATION; TILLAGE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 51149118680     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2007.0143     Document Type: Article

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