Excessive nitrogen inputs in intensive greenhouse cultivation may influence soil microbial biomass and community composition

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 2323-2337

  Hao, Z P ^a   Christie, P ^a,b   Zheng, F ^a   Li, J L ^c   Chen, Q ^a   Wang, J G ^a   Li, X L ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biolog substrate utilization; Excessive fertilizer inputs; Greenhouse production; Soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70449726928     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620903111269     Document Type: Article

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