Soil N mineralization and microbial biomass carbon affected by different tillage levels in a hot humid tropic

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-41

  Pandey, C B ^a   Chaudhari, S K ^b   Dagar, J C ^b   Singh, G B ^b   Singh, R K ^b  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Conservation tillage; N mineralization; Nitrification; SOC loss; Zero tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; N MINERALIZATION; SOC LOSS; ZERO TILLAGE;

CROPS; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; MINERALOGY; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; ROTATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; TROPICS; WATER CONTENT;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

AMMONIUM; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP ROTATION; FLUVISOL; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MAIZE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; MULCH; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; SEASONALITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VEGETABLE; WEED CONTROL;

ANDAMANS; ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; INDIA;

ABELMOSCHUS; ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956187153     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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