Interactions between 14C-labelled atrazine and the soil microbial biomass in relation to herbicide degradation

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 17-22

  Ghani, A ^a   Wardle, D A ^a   Rahman, A ^a   Lauren, D R ^a,b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Basal respiration; Herbicide degradation; Microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL;

EID: 0029668249     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00335988     Document Type: Article

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