Recent applications of biotechnology, especially genetic engineering, have revolutionized
crop improvement and increased the availability of valuable new traits. A current example is …

Protists are the most diverse eukaryotes. These microbes are keystone organisms of soil
ecosystems and regulate essential processes of soil fertility such as nutrient cycling and …

Nematodes, the earth's most abundant metazoa, are ubiquitous in the soil environment.
They are sufficiently large to be identifiable by light microscopy and sufficiently small to …

Our 1988 paper, describing the effects of cultivation on microbial biomass and activity in
different aggregate size classes, brought together the 'aggregate hierarchy theory'and the …

The composition of nematode communities (plant-parasitic and free-living) may be used as
bioindicators of soil health or condition because composition correlates well with nitrogen …

Exploring the role of enzymes in biogeochemical processes, this reference explores the
function, molecular biology, and biochemistry of microorganisms and their intra-and extra …

Nematodes are increasingly being used in environmental studies. One of the potential
parameters to measure the impact of disturbances and to monitor changes in structure and …

This book is divided into 3 parts which are each subdivided into 2 chapters. Part 1, global
food production and challenges, consists of (1) the basis for food production-plant nutrients …

The Australian cereal belt stretches as an arc from north-eastern Australia to south-western
Australia (24˚ S–40˚ S and 125˚ E–147˚ E), with mean annual temperatures from 14˚ C …

简述了线虫作为土壤健康指示生物的优势, 归纳了常用指数和分析方法, 对成熟指数及基于营养
类群的一些指数和分析方法进行了详细介绍. 与其他指数相比, 成熟指数更能敏感地反映土壤 …