Phospholipid fatty acid profiles and C availability in wet-stable macro-aggregates from conventionally and organically farmed soils

Geoderma

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 181-196

  Petersen, Søren O ^a   Debosz, Kasia ^a   Schjønning, Per ^a   Christensen, Bent T ^a   Elmholt, Susanne ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biomass C; Gram negative bacteria; Gram positive bacteria; Linoleic acid; Sandy loam; Wet sieving

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON AVAILABILITY; FATTY ACID; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC FARMING; TEXTURE;

EID: 0030764806     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00032-3     Document Type: Article

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