Effects of intercropping sugarcane and soybean on growth, rhizosphere soil microbes, nitrogen and phosphorus availability

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1113-1119

  Li, Xiuping ^a,b   Mu, Yinghui ^a   Cheng, Yanbo ^a   Liu, Xinguo ^a   Nian, Hai ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangdong AIB Polytechnic College   (China)

Author keywords

Intercropping; Soil enzyme activity; Soil microbe; Soybean; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84875225877     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-012-1148-y     Document Type: Article

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