Temporal Variability of Soil Biological Properties in Temperate Grasslands and Croplands Amended with Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 1-4, 2013, Pages 19-27

  Paz Ferreiro, Jorge ^a   Baez Bernal, Dolores ^a   Castro Insúa, Juan ^a   García Pomar, María Isabel ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacions Agrarias de Mabegondo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fertilizers, management, seasonality, soil enzymes

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84874164803     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2012.734028     Document Type: Article

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