Effects of green-manure and tillage management on soil microbial community composition, nutrients and tree growth in a walnut orchard

Abstract This study characterized the effect of green manures (February orchid, hairy vetch, rattail fescue and a no-green-manure control) and the termination method (flail or disk) on nutrient contents, enzyme activities, microbial biomass, microbial community structure of rhizosphere soil and vege...

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Main Authors: Ningguang Dong, Guanglong Hu, Yunqi Zhang, Jianxun Qi, Yonghao Chen, Yanbin Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96472-8