Soil biochemical properties in a semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystem as affected by long-term tillage and N fertilization

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 129, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-74

  Alvaro Fuentes J ^a   Morell, F J ^b   Madejon E ^c   Lampurlanes J ^b   Arrue J L ^a   Cantero Martinez C ^b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Dryland farming; Soil depth; Soil microbial activity; Traditional tillage

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; DRYLAND FARMING; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; TRADITIONAL TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CULTIVATION; EXPERIMENTS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SOIL CONSERVATION;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BARLEY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; DRYLAND FARMING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; TILLAGE;

SPAIN;

EID: 84874439756     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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