Management of tree pruning residues to improve soil organic carbon in olive groves

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2016, Pages 104-113

  Gomez Munoz B ^a,c   Valero Valenzuela, J D ^a   Hinojosa, M B ^b   Garcia Ruiz R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ash; Biochar; C and N mineralization; Olive tree pruning; Priming effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962230038     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.03.010     Document Type: Article

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