Soil quality dynamics following long-term application of poultry manure and sewage sludge on Grassland

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 656-668

  Mariscal Sancho, I ^a   Ball, B C ^b   Peregrina, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Servicio de Investigacion y Desarrollo Tecnologico Agroalimentario   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fertilizers; Soil structure; Soil water; Testing methodology

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MANURE; PH; POULTRY; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WATER;

EID: 79952915836     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2011.550369     Document Type: Article

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