No-till soil management increases microbial biomass and alters community profiles in soil aggregates

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 390-397

  Helgason, B L ^a   Walley, F L ^b   Germida, J J ^b  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Microbial biomass; Microbial community; No till; Tillage

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 78650177858     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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