Long-term effect of tillage, rotation and nitrogen fertiliser on soil quality in a Mediterranean Vertisol

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-107

  Melero, Sebastiana ^a   López Bellido, Rafael Jesus ^b   López Bellido, Luis ^b   Muñoz Romero, Verónica ^b   Moreno, Félix ^a   Murillo, José Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Rainfed agriculture; Soil enzymatic activities; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ACTIVE CARBON; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; CROP ROTATION; CROP ROTATION SYSTEM; DRYLAND; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; FERTILISATION; GLUCOSIDASE; LABILE FRACTIONS; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; NO TILLAGE; NO-TILLAGE SYSTEMS; RAIN FED AGRICULTURE; SOIL BULK DENSITY; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MASS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL VARIABLES; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; SW SPAIN; TILLAGE SYSTEM; UPPER LAYER; VERTISOLS; WATER-SOLUBLE CARBONS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; FORESTRY; LEACHING; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATASES; ROTATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONTENT;

SOILS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BULK DENSITY; CROP ROTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEGUME; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE; VERTISOL; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

SPAIN;

CICER ARIETINUM; HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 79959975300     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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