Short-term dynamics of soil carbon, microbial biomass, and soil enzyme activities as compared to longer-term effects of tillage in irrigated row crops

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-72

  Geisseler, Daniel ^a   Horwath, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IRRIGATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE;

EID: 70449520070     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-009-0400-0     Document Type: Article

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