Cover crops under different managements vs. frequent tillage in almond orchards in semiarid conditions: Effects on soil quality

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-14

  Ramos, María E ^a   Benítez, Emilio ^a   García, Pedro A ^b   Robles, Ana B ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Mineral and organic fertilizer; Oat vetch; Oats; Semiarid environments; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; PRUNUS DULCIS; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 71349086220     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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