Soil microbial communities under model biofuel cropping systems in southern Wisconsin, USA: Impact of crop species and soil properties

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 24-31

  Liang, Chao ^a   Jesus, Ederson da C ^a,b   Duncan, David S ^a   Jackson, Randall D ^a   Tiedje, James M ^a,b   Balser, Teri C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel crop; Lipid; Microbial biomass and community; Soil property

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POSIBACTERIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84855449675     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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