Long-term effects of conservation tillage on organic fractions in two soils in southwest of Spain

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 68-74

  Melero, Sebastiana ^a   López Garrido, Rosa ^a   Madejón, Engracia ^a   Murillo, José Manuel ^a   Vanderlinden, Karl ^b   Ordóñez, Rafaela ^c   Moreno, Felix ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^c IFAPA CENTRO ALAMEDA DEL OBISPO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Glucosidase activity; Diphenol oxidase activity; Direct drilling; Microbial biomass carbon (MBC) to TOC ratio; Permanganate oxidizable carbon; Tillage

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP ROTATION; DIRECT DRILLING; ENTISOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEGUME; SANDY CLAY LOAM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VERTISOL; WHEAT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

HELIANTHUS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 67649562916     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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