Almond tree and organic fertilization for soil quality improvement in southern Italy

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Macci, Cristina ^a   Doni, Serena ^a   Peruzzi, Eleonora ^a   Masciandaro, Grazia ^a   Mennone, Carmelo ^b   Ceccanti, Brunello ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ALSIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Degraded soil restoration; Enzyme activities; Organic amendment; Physical properties; Soil plant system

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; EROSION; FARMS; FERTILIZERS; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; SHRINKAGE;

DEGRADED SOIL RESTORATION; DEGRADED SOILS; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; HYDROLYTIC ENZYME ACTIVITIES; ORGANIC AMENDMENTS; ORGANIC FERTILIZATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PLANT SYSTEMS; SOIL RESTORATION; SOILS QUALITIES;

SOILS;

HYDROLASE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC NITROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

DECIDUOUS TREE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL STRUCTURE;

ALMOND; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ITALY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRUCTURE;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 84856209333     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.10.050     Document Type: Article

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