Seasonal changes in microbial activity in a semiarid soil after application of a high dose of different organic amendments

Geoderma

Volumn 206, Issue , 2013, Pages 40-48

  Jorge Mardomingo, Ignacio ^a   Soler Rovira, Pedro ^b   Casermeiro, Miguel Ángel ^a   de la Cruz, María Teresa ^a   Polo, Alfredo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

MSW compost; Sewage sludge; Soil enzyme activity; Soil microbial biomass; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON; MSW COMPOST; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COMPOST; SOIL ENZYME ACTIVITY; SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL RESPIRATION; STABILIZATION PROCESS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COMPOSTING; HYDROLASES; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOILS; WASTES;

STABILIZATION;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL STABILIZATION; WASTE;

EID: 84878592306     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.04.025     Document Type: Article

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