Application of two vermicomposts on a rice crop: Effects on soil biological properties and rice quality and yield

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 336-344

  Tejada, M ^a   Gonzalez J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL PLANTS; CROPS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ENZYMES; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NUTRITION; POLLUTION;

AMENDED SOILS; ARYLSULFATASE; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL NATURES; COW DUNGS; CROP YIELDS; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; GLUCOSIDASE; HIGH ORGANIC; MINERAL FERTILIZERS; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT NUTRITIONS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PROTEIN CONCENTRATIONS; RICE CROPS; RICE YIELDS; SEVILLE; SOIL BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL HUMUS; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOIL RESPIRATIONS; SOLUBLE CARBOHYDRATES; STARCH CONCENTRATIONS; VERMICOMPOST; VERMICOMPOSTS; WATER-HOLDING CAPACITIES; YIELD PARAMETERS;

SOILS;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 63049090934     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2008.0211     Document Type: Article

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