Suitable orchard floor management strategies in organic apple orchards that augment soil organic matter and maintain tree performance

Plant and Soil

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 325-335

  Neilsen, Gerry ^a   Forge, Tom ^a   Angers, Denis ^a   Neilsen, Denise ^a   Hogue, Eugene ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Leaf N, P and K; Microbial activity; Soil C, N, P and K; Vigour; Yield

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWING SEASON; LAND MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORCHARD; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AMBROSIA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84898877250     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-014-2034-8     Document Type: Article

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