Soil pH, nitrogen, phosphatase and urease activities in response to cover crop species, termination stage and termination method
Adewole Tomiwa Adetunji, Bongani Ncube, André H Meyer, Olatunde Stephen Olatunji, Azwimbavhi Reckson Mulidzi, Francis Bayo Lewu
Abstract
< 0.05) of sampling time, CC and termination stage effects on soil N concentration and phosphatase activity observed in this study indicates that these management approaches can optimize CC benefits and improve soil chemical and biological properties.
Topics & Concepts
SativumSecaleCover cropUreaseAgronomyRandomized block designAcid phosphatasePisumVicia sativaAvenaChemistryHorticultureBiologyEnzymeBiochemistrySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis