Estimating microbial biomass N in soils with and without living roots: Limitations of a pre-extraction step

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 314-318

  Olfs, H W ^a   Scherer, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fumigation extraction; Microbial biomass N; Net closed soil containers; Pre extraction; Rhizosphere; Roots

Indexed keywords

FUMIGATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITROGEN; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT;

EID: 0029668039     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00334909     Document Type: Article

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