Spatial patterns of soil biological and physical properties in a ridge tilled and a ploughed Luvisol

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-95

  Müller, Evelyn ^a   Wildhagen, Holger ^a   Quintern, Michael ^a   Heß, Jürgen ^a   Wichern, Florian ^a   Joergensen, Rainer Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Microbial biomass C; Microbial biomass N; Turiel

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; C/N RATIO; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; INORGANIC NITROGEN; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS C; MICROBIAL BIOMASS N; MOULDBOARD PLOUGHING; RIDGE TILLAGE SYSTEM; SAMPLING DATES; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL SAMPLING; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TURIEL;

AGRICULTURE; GROUNDWATER; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; HETEROGENEITY; LUVISOL; PLOWING; SAMPLING; SOIL PROFILE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TILLAGE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 69249216350     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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