The effect of a perennial cover crop on net soil N mineralization and microbial biomass carbon in coconut plantations in the humid tropics

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-166

  Pandey, C B ^a   Begum, M ^a  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Leaf and root litter; Mineral N; Net nitrification rate; P limited soils

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; COVER CROP; HARVESTING; HUMID TROPICS; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; NITRIFICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC CARBON; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTATION; SEASONALITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN;

ANDAMANS; ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; INDIA;

PUERARIA;

EID: 77954110175     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2010.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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