A soil quality and metabolic activity assessment after fifty-seven years of agricultural management

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 903-913

  Stott, Diane E ^a   Karlen, Douglas L ^b   Cambardella, Cynthia A ^b   Daren Harmel, R ^b  

^a NATIONAL SOIL EROSION RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COASTAL BERMUDAGRASS; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; SOIL ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; SOIL MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORKS; SOIL QUALITY ASSESSMENTS;

AGRONOMY; NUTRIENTS;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; LITTER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PASTURE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; VERTISOL;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880161787     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2012.0355     Document Type: Article

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