Urease enzyme activities in soils of the Batinah region of the Sultanate of Oman

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-238

  Cookson, Peter ^a   Lepiece, Andre G ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Oman; Soil enzymes; Urea; Urease

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010537893     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0019     Document Type: Article

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