Survival of bacterial and fungal populations following chloroform-fumigation: Effects of soil matric potential and bulk density

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 10-11, 1996, Pages 1545-1547

  Toyota, Koki ^a,b   Ritz, Karl ^a   Young, Iain M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0030265220     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00162-9     Document Type: Article

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