Available carbon released from crop roots during growth AS determined by carbon-13 natural abundance

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 828-831

  Qian, Jin H ^a   Doran, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CROP GROWTH; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PLANT ROOT;

EID: 0030450692     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000030021x     Document Type: Article

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