Is available carbon limiting microbial respiration in the rhizosphere?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 10-11, 1996, Pages 1283-1288

  Cheng, Weixin ^a   Zhang, Qiangli ^b   Coleman, David C ^b   Carroll, C Ronald ^b   Hoffman, Carol A ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; RESPIRATION; RHIZOPLANE; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT EXUDATE;

EID: 0030265340     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00138-1     Document Type: Article

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