Soil microbial communities under different soybean cropping systems: Characterization of microbial population dynamics, soil microbial activity, microbial biomass, and fatty acid profiles

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-281

  Meriles, J M ^a,d   Vargas Gil, S ^b   Conforto, C ^b   Figoni, G ^b   Lovera, E ^c   March, G J ^b   Guzman C A ^d  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA   (Argentina)

^d Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos F C E FyNat UNC   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cropping systems; Fungi; Microbial diversity; Soil microflora; Soybean management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CROP MANAGEMENTS; CROP ROTATIONS; CROPPING SYSTEMS; CULTURAL PRACTICES; CULTURE MEDIAS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTERS; FATTY ACID PROFILES; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; FUMIGATION EXTRACTIONS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MICROBIAL RESPIRATIONS; MULTI-VARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENTS; REDUCED TILLAGES; SAMPLING TIME; SOIL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SOIL MICROBIAL RESPIRATIONS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER CONTENTS; SOIL PH; SOIL PRODUCTIVITIES; SOIL QUALITIES; SOIL SAMPLES; SOYBEAN CROPPING; SOYBEAN MANAGEMENT; TILLAGE TREATMENTS; TRICHODERMA; ZERO TILLAGES;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRONOMY; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; CROPS; DECISION MAKING; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FUNGI; HARVESTING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POLYMER BLENDS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

FARMING SYSTEM; FATTY ACID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEPARATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GLIOCLADIUM; GLYCINE MAX; TRICHODERMA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 63749099202     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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