Microbial biomass and activity at various soil depths in a Brazilian oxisol after two decades of no-tillage and conventional tillage

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2174-2181

  Babujia, L C ^a,b   Hungria, M ^a,b   Franchini, J C ^a   Brookes, P C ^c  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metabolic quotient; Microbial basal respiration; No tillage; Soil carbon; Soil microbial biomass; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

BASAL RESPIRATION; METABOLIC QUOTIENT; NO TILLAGE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CROPS; FORESTRY; METABOLISM; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

BULK DENSITY; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXISOL; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOYBEAN; ZERO TILLAGE;

BRAZIL;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78650208072     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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