Repeated solarization and long-term effects on soil microbiological parameters and agronomic traits

Crop Protection

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 818-824

  Scopa, Antonio ^a   Candido, Vincenzo ^a   Dumontet, Stefano ^b   Pasquale, Vincenzo ^b   Miccolis, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Melon; Microbial biomass; Root knot nematodes; Soil enzyme; Soil solarization; Tomato; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HEATING; NEMATODE; SOIL COVER; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOLAR RADIATION; VEGETABLE; YIELD RESPONSE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CUCUMIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELOIDOGYNE; MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA;

EID: 68949220069     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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