Soil nitrogen availability in the cereal zone of South Australia. I. Soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, and nitrogen mineralisation rates

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 937-948

  Xu, Z H ^a,b   Ladd, J N ^c   Elliott, D E ^a  

^a Coop Res Ctr Soil and Land Mgmt ^*  (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

mineralisable N; N mineralisation rate; organic C; soil N availability; total N

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL PH;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0029660566     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960937     Document Type: Article

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