How different long-term fertilization strategies influence crop yield and soil properties in a maize field in the North China Plain

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-109

  Zhao, Bingzi ^a   Chen, Ji ^a   Zhang, Jiabao ^a   Xin, Xiuli ^a   Hao, Xiying ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balanced; Enzymatic activities; Microbial biomass; Soil basal respiration; Soil organic C; Unbalanced fertilization

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84873750756     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201200076     Document Type: Article

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