Release of ninhydrin-reactive compounds during fumigation of soil to estimate microbial C and N

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1993, Pages 1803-1805

  Sparlig, G P ^a   Gupta, V V S R ^b   Zhu, Chunya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO PLANT INDUSTRY   (Australia)

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EID: 0027143328     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(93)90186-F     Document Type: Article

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