Do tree-based intercropping systems increase the diversity and stability of soil microbial communities?

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 25-31

  Lacombe, Simon ^a   Bradley, Robert L ^a   Hamel, Chantal ^b   Beaulieu, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Microbial diversity; Microbial stability; PLFA; Soil respirometry; Tree based intercropping

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FARMING SYSTEM; FUNGUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERCROPPING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION; RURAL AREA; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 61849172251     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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