Soil microbial biomass C, N mineralization, and N uptake by corn in dairy cattle slurry- and urea-amended soils

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 469-472

  Paul, J W ^a   Beauchamp, E G ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal manure; corn; grain yields; nitrogen mineralization; soil fertility

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CORN; FARMYARD MANURE; GRAIN YIELD; MAIZE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL FERTILITY; YIELD;

POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030417703     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss96-058     Document Type: Article

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