The impact of cover crop shoot decomposition on soil microorganisms in an apple orchard in northeast China

Mowing can facilitate the incorporation of cover crop shoots into soil and improve the properties of soils in apple orchards. This article evaluated how apple orchard soil responds to the decomposition of the shoot residues of three cover crops[native mixed herbs (NMS), red clover (RCS), and ryegras...

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Main Authors: Tongyu Zhou, Kuibao Jiao, Sijun Qin, Deguo Lyu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X19301226