Effects of super-absorbent polymers on a soil-wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) system in the field

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-63

  Li, Xi ^a,b   He, Ji Zheng ^a,c   Hughes, Jane M ^c   Liu, Yu Rong ^a   Zheng, Yuan Ming ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Field test; Maximum hygroscopic moisture; Soil microbial biomass carbon; Soil microbial respiration; Super absorbent polymers; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884128800     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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