Physico-chemical indicators and microarthropod communities as influenced by no-till, conventional tillage and nitrogen fertilisation after four years of continuous maize

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-142

  Tabaglio, Vincenzo ^a   Gavazzi, Carolina ^a   Menta, Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological indices; Microarthropod community; No tillage; Physico chemical indicators; Soil compaction; Wardle V index

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INDICES; MICROARTHROPOD COMMUNITY; NO-TILLAGE; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL INDICATORS; SOIL COMPACTION; WARDLE V INDEX;

AGRONOMY; COMPACTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); ORGANIC CARBON; PH EFFECTS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SILT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL SURVEYS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CULTIVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HARVESTING; MAIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL NITROGEN; TILLAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ACARI; COLLEMBOLA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69249215115     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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