A β-sitosterol assay for fine-root mass in soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-44

  Sinsabaugh, R L ^a   Antibus, R K ^b   Jackson, C R ^c   Karpanty, S ^a   Robinson, M ^a   Liptak, M ^a   Franchini, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Bluffton College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; LITTER; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT ROOT; ROOT MASS;

EID: 0030616466     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00268-4     Document Type: Article

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