Using olive pruning residues to cover soil and improve fertility

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 124, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-46

  Repullo, M A ^a   Carbonell, R ^a   Hidalgo, J ^a   Rodriguez Lizana A ^b   Ordonez R ^a  

^a IFAPA CENTRO ALAMEDA DEL OBISPO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon release; Cover; Pruning residues; Residue decomposition

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY; COVER; COVER SOIL; FERTILISATION; OLIVE GROVE; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PRUNING RESIDUES; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; RESIDUE DECOMPOSITION; SAMPLING PERIOD; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SOILS;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; DECOMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; PRECISION; PRUNING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL COVER; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 84861360009     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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