Microbiology of Soil Aggregates Recovered from Different Crop Management Systems
Author | : Iêda de Carvalho Mendes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:709516070 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Microbiology of Soil Aggregates Recovered from Different Crop Management Systems written by Iêda de Carvalho Mendes and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My thesis research examined the relationship between soil structure and soil microorganisms. I examined the distribution of microbial biomass and its activities across soil aggregates and also the distribution across aggregates of a specific soil bacterium, Rhizobium leguminosarum bv trifolii. These distributions were evaluated in a summer vegetable cropping system in which three winter cover-crop treatments are practiced (fallow; cereal and legume). Five aggregate size classes (