Influence of tillage practices on soil biologically active organic matter content over a growing season under semiarid Mediterranean climate

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 232-243

  Martin Lammerding, D ^a   Tenorio, J L ^a   Albarran, M ^a   Zambrana, E ^a   Walter, I ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation agriculture; Crop rotation; Fallow; Labile soil organic matter; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874987556     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2013111-3455     Document Type: Article

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