Influence of mouldboard plough and rotary harrow tillage on microbial biomass and nutrient stocks in two long-term experiments on loess derived Luvisols

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-412

  Heinze, Stefanie ^a   Rauber, Rolf ^b   Joergensen, Rainer Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basal respiration; Ergosterol; Microbial biomass; Mouldboard ploughing; Rotary harrow

Indexed keywords

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EID: 78650176948     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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