Compost can successfully replace mineral fertilizers in the nutrient management of commercial peach orchard

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 346-353

  Baldi, E ^a   Toselli, M ^a   Marcolini, G ^a   Quartieri, M ^a   Cirillo, E ^b   Innocenti, A ^c   Marangoni, B ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Colture Arboree   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agroambientali   (Italy)

^c Experimental farm M Marani   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonium N; Cow manure; Microbial biomass; Nitrate N; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AMMONIUM; COMPOST; DECIDUOUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERAL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORCHARD; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS DULCIS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 77956110142     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2010.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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