Soil microbial biomass in organic farming system;Biomassa microbiana do solo em sistemas orgânicos

Ciencia Rural

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2419-2426

  de Araújo, Ademir Sérgio Ferreira ^a   de Melo, Wanderley José ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Microbial activity; Organic C; Soil microorganisms; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650804726     PISSN: 01038478     EISSN: 16784596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-84782010001100029     Document Type: Review

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