Comparison of methods to measure microbial biomass in unamended, ryegrass-amended and fumigated soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 933-939

  Lin, Q ^a   Brookes, P C ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (China)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FUMIGATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS;

LOLIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0030176767     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0038-0717(96)00058-2     Document Type: Article

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