Variation in total biological productivity and soil microbial biomass in rainfed agroecosystems: Impact of application of herbicide and soil amendments

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 241-250

  Singh, Pratibha ^a   Ghoshal, Nandita ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Herbicide; Rainfed agroecosystems; Soil amendments; Soil microbial biomass; Total biological productivity; Weed

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERBICIDE; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; ORYZA SATIVA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA BISPINOSA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77950917355     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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