Influence of cow manure vermicompost on the growth, metabolite contents, and antioxidant activities of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis)

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 689-696

  Wang, Donghong ^a   Shi, Qinghua ^a,b   Wang, Xiufeng ^a,b   Wei, Min ^a,b   Hu, Jinyu ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Yang, Fengjuan ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Chinese cabbage; Growth; Nutrient value; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; COMPOST; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; MANURE; METABOLITE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 77955413269     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0473-9     Document Type: Article

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