Temporal dynamics of microbial biomass, xylanase activity, N-mineralisation and potential nitrification in different tillage systems

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-191

  Kandeler, Ellen ^a   Böhm, Karin E ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FORESTS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomass C to organic C ratio; Biomass C turnover rate; Microbial biomass; N mineralisation; Potential nitrification; Tillage; Xylanase activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001044773     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(96)00117-5     Document Type: Article

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