Land abandonment effect on N mineralization and microbial biomass N in a semi-arid calcareous soil from Iran

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 80-87

  Raiesi, F ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Agricultural abandonment; Agricultural practices; Alfalfa and wheat cropping; Calcareous soils; N cycling; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ALFALFA; CALCAREOUS SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL QUALITY; VEGETATION COVER; WHEAT;

IRAN;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80054030669     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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