Beneficial effects of organic fertilization and no-tillage on fine-textured soil properties under two different forage crop rotations

Soil Science

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 173-185

  Mijangos, Iker ^a   Albizu, Isabel ^a   Garbisu, Carlos ^a  

^a NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Conservation tillage; Slurry fertilization; Soil enzyme activities; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COMPACTION; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP ROTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; GRASS; LEGUME; MAIZE; MANURE; ORGANIC FARMING; SLURRY; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TEXTURE; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE; ZERO TILLAGE;

LOLIUM; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICOSECALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77951499965     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SS.0b013e3181dd51ba     Document Type: Article

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