Soil microbiological properties and its stratification ratios for soil quality assessment under different cover crop management systems in a semiarid vineyard

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 548-559

  Peregrina, Fernando ^a   Pilar Pérez Álvarez, Eva ^a   García Escudero, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cover crops in vineyard; Enzymatic activities; Labile C fractions; Microbial biomass C; Soil quality; Water stable aggregates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904621543     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201300371     Document Type: Article

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