Microbial properties and nitrogen contents of arable soils under different tillage regimes

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 152-159

  Sun, B ^a,b   Roberts, D M ^b   Dennis, P G ^b,c   Caul, S ^b   Daniell, T J ^b   Hallett, P D ^b,e   Hopkins, D W ^d  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial diversity; Carbon; Microbial biomass; Nitrogen; Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism; Tillage

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PLOWING; POLYMORPHISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION; TILLAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HORDEUM;

EID: 84900604089     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12089     Document Type: Article

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