Effect of moisture and disaggregation on the microbial activity of soil

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 317-319

  Paradelo, Remigio ^a   Barral, María T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregate size; Biological activity; Soil moisture; Soil structure; Water retention curve

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE SIZE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; DISAGGREGATION; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; SOIL MICROBIOTA; SOIL STRUCTURE; SUCTION PRESSURES; UNDISTURBED SOILS; WATER POTENTIAL; WATER RETENTION CURVE;

BIOACTIVITY; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PERMITTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE;

AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATE SIZE; BIOACTIVITY; DROUGHT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL STRUCTURE; SUCTION; VINEYARD;

EID: 67349190002     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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