The impact of organic and mineral fertilizers on soil quality parameters and the productivity of irrigated maize crops in semiarid regions

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-61

  Biau, Anna ^a   Santiveri, Francisca ^a   Mijangos, Iker ^b   Lloveras, Jaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

Author keywords

AWCD; Fertilizer; H'; MBC; Nitrogen; NUS; Organic matter; Pig slurry; RP; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84866488059     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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