Orchard floor management effects on nitrogen fertility and soil biological activity in a newly established organic apple orchard

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-18

  Hoagland, L ^a   Carpenter Boggs, L ^a   Granatstein, D ^a   Mazzola, M ^b   Smith, J ^b   Peryea, F ^a   Reganold, J P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassicaceae seed meal; Living cover mulch; Organic herbicide; Wood chip mulch

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; HERBICIDE; MULCH; NEMATODE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORCHARD; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; WEED CONTROL;

BRASSICACEAE; MALUS X DOMESTICA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 53149110434     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-008-0304-4     Document Type: Article

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