Soil quality, microbial functions and tomato yield under cover crop mulching in the Mediterranean environment

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 145, Issue , 2015, Pages 20-28

  Marinari, Sara ^b   Mancinelli, Roberto ^a   Brunetti, Paola ^a   Campiglia, Enio ^a  

^a Department of Science and Technology for Agriculture Forestry Nature and Energy ^*  (Italy)

^b Department for Innovation in Biological (DIBAF)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Functional diversity; Hairy vetch; Lacy phacelia; Microbial; Microbial biomass; Mulching; White mustard

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FRUITS;

FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY; HAIRY VETCH; LACY PHACELIA; MICROBIAL; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MULCHING; WHITE MUSTARD;

SOILS;

ARIDITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; DECOMPOSITION; FRUIT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MULCHING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; BIOMASS; SUMMER; YIELD;

ITALY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA; SINAPIS ALBA; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 84906498282     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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