Soil ecosystem changes during the transition to no-till cropping

Journal of Crop Improvement

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 105-135

  Stubbs, Tami L ^a   Kennedy, Ann C ^b   Schillinger, William F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Conventional tillage; Fauna; Microorganisms; No till; Residue management

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 8444228274     PISSN: 15427528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J411v11n01_06     Document Type: Review

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