Changes in soil physico-chemical properties and microbial functional diversity due to 14 years of conversion of grassland to organic agriculture in semi-arid agroecosystem

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 55-60

  Nautiyal, Chandra S ^a   Chauhan, Puneet S ^a   Bhatia, Chittranjan R ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Fallow grassland; Functional microbial diversity; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Organically cultivated field; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

AGRO ECOSYSTEMS; CARBON SOURCE; COW MANURE; CROP RESIDUE; DRYLAND FARMING; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NO REMOVAL; NO TILLAGE; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEMI ARID; SEMI-ARID REGION; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL SAMPLE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; MANURES; ORGANIC CARBON; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL SURVEYS;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CROP RESIDUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FALLOW; GRASSLAND; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA;

EID: 77955055422     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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