Microbial immobilization of 15N from legume residues in soils of differing textures: Measurement by persulphate oxidation and ammonia diffusion methods

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1707-1715

  Sparling, G P ^a,c   Zhu, Chunya ^a   Fillery, I R P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOVER; LEGUME; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 0030324711     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00244-1     Document Type: Article

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