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China. Soil Tillage Res 106:85–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2009.09.009
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nitrogen fertilizer on turfgrass soil quality. In Wang X, Fan J, Xing Y, Xu G et al (2018) The
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contents, enzyme activities, and bacterial community diversities of apple orchard soils. In:
Wang X, Fan J, Xing Y, Xu G et al (eds) The effects of mulch and nitrogen fertilizer on the
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2018.08.003
67. Jin K, Sleutel S, Buchan D, De Neve S et al (2009) Changes of soil enzyme activities under
different tillage practices in the Chinese Loess Plateau. Soil Tillage Res 104:115–120. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2009.02.004
68. Tao J, Griffiths B, Zhang S, Chen X et al (2009) Effects of earthworms on soil enzyme activity
in an organic residue amended rice-wheat rotation agroecosystem. Appl Soil Ecol 42:221–
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arylamidase activity in soils. In: In Wang X, Fan J, Xing Y, Xu G et al (eds) The effects of
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70. Siczek A, Frac M (2012) Soil microbial activity as influenced by compaction and straw
mulching. Int Agrophys 26:65–69. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10247-012-0010-1
71. Jung KY, Kitchen NR, Sudduth KA, Lee KS et al (2010) Soil compaction varies by crop
management system over a claypan soil landscape. Soil Till Res 107(1):1–10. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.still.2009.12.007
72. Elfstrand S, Båth B, Mårtensson A (2007) Influence of various forms of green manure
amendment on soil microbial community composition, enzyme activity and nutrient levels in
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