Assessment of changes in soil health throughout organic potato rotation sequences

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 220-228

  Nelson, K L ^a   Lynch, D H ^a   Boiteau, G ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Organic farming; Potato; Rotation; Soil health; Soil indicators

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; ORGANIC FARMING; POTATO; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 63049089771     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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