Composted biosolids enhance fertility of a sandy loam soil under dairy pasture

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 349-358

  Speir, T W ^a   Horswell, J ^a   Van Schaik, A P ^a   McLaren, R G ^b   Fietje, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Living Earth Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biosolids compost; Enzyme activities; Heavy metals; Lux biosensors; Microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLID; COMPOSTING; PASTURE; SANDY LOAM; SOIL FERTILITY;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 8744283803     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0787-6     Document Type: Article

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