Effects of soil osmotic potential on nitrification, ammonification, N-assimilation, and nitrous oxide production

Soil Science

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 16-27

  Low, Andrew P ^a,b   Stark, John M ^a   Dudley, Lynn M ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Western Farm Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIFICATION; IRRIGATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; SALT CONCENTRATION; SOIL OSMOTIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 0030618810     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199701000-00004     Document Type: Article

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