Cover crops and tillage influence soil organic matter and nitrogen availability in a semi-arid vineyard

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages SS95-SS102

  Peregrina, Fernando ^a   Pérez Álvarez, Eva Pilar ^a   Colina, Mikel ^a   García Escudero, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

grapevine; labile carbon; soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866427594     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2011.648182     Document Type: Article

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