Fifteen years of no till increase soil organic matter, microbial biomass and arthropod diversity in cover crop-based arable cropping systems

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 853-863

  Sapkota, Tek Bahadur ^a   Mazzoncini, Marco ^b   Bàrberi, Paolo ^a   Antichi, Daniele ^c   Silvestri, Nicola ^c  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b Interdepartmental Centre for Agro Environmental Research Enrico Avanzi   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Micro arthropod diversity; Microbial biomass carbon; Soil biological quality; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGGREGATE STABILITY; ARABLE FARMING; ARTHROPOD; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; BULK DENSITY; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COVER CROP; CROP RESIDUE; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SANDY LOAM; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL QUALITY; WHEAT; ZERO TILLAGE;

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EID: 84870930540     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-011-0079-0     Document Type: Article

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