Nematodes and protozoa affect plants differently, depending on soil nutrient status

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-31

  Bjørnlund, Lisa ^a   Liu, Manqiang ^a,b   Rønn, Regin ^a   Christensen, Søren ^a   Ekelund, Flemming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial feeders; Microbial loop selective feeding; Nematodes; Plant performance; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; SPHINGOPYXIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 83455171776     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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