Long-term soil microbial community and enzyme activity responses to an integrated cropping-livestock system in a semi-arid region

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 231-240

  Acosta Martinez V ^a   Bell, C W ^b   Morris, B E L ^c   Zak, J ^b   Allen, V G ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Enzyme activities; FAME profiles; Grazing; Livestock production; Metabolic functioning; Microbial community structure; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

CLAY LOAM; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAZING; LIMITING FACTOR; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MIXED FARMING; PASTURE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; WATER AVAILABILITY; WHEAT;

GREAT PLAINS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTHRIOCHLOA BLADHII; FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77950917760     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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