Soil organic carbon and biological indicators in an Acrisol under tillage systems and organic management in north-eastern Brazil

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-265

  Leite, Luiz F C ^a   Oliveira, Francisco C ^a   Arajo, Ademir S F ^b   Galvo, Sandra R S ^a   Lemos, Janyelle O ^a   Silva, Elzane F L ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

carbon sequestration; fertiliser.; microbial activity; microbial biomass; no tillage

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FERTILISER.; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NO TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; FERTILIZERS; SOILS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ACRISOL; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; TILLAGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BRAZIL;

EID: 78449260967     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR09122     Document Type: Article

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