Microbiological process in agroforestry systems. A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 215-226

  Araujo, Ademir Sérgio Ferreira ^a   Leite, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ^b   De Freitas Iwata, Bruna ^b   De Andrade Lira, Mario ^c   Xavier, Gustavo Ribeiro ^d   Do Vale Barreto Figueiredo, Márcia ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^e Agronomical Institute of Pernambuco   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AFS; Inoculation technology; Microbial biomass; Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; Rhizobia; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGROFORESTRY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; INOCULATION; LAND DEGRADATION; LEGUME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ARBUSCULAR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FABACEAE; FUNGI; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 84857848217     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-011-0026-0     Document Type: Review

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