Effects of birch tar oils on soil organisms and plants

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-23

  Hagner, Marleena ^a   Pasanen, Tiina ^a   Lindqvist, Bengt ^b   Lindqvist, Isa ^b   Tiilikkala, Kari ^b   Penttinen, Olli Pekka ^a   Setälä, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bio control; Birch tar oil; Ecotoxicology; Enchytraeids; Nematodes; Plant protection; Soil microbes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA; CANDIDA; ENCHYTRAEIDAE; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; RODENTIA;

EID: 77951775301     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960610791015096     Document Type: Article

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