Litter decomposition in fertilizer treatments of vegetable crops under irrigated subtropical conditions

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-80

  Rottmann, Nils ^a   Siegfried, Konrad ^a   Buerkert, Andreas ^a   Joergensen, Rainer Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino sugars; Decomposition; Fungal C; Litter quality; Litterbag; Microbial C; Nutrient release

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; BACTERIUM; CULTIVATION; DECOMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGUS; GREEN MANURING; HERB; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LITTER; MAIZE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; STRAW; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUGAR; VEGETABLE; WHEAT;

BATINAH; OMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; DAUCUS CAROTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952186894     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0501-9     Document Type: Article

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