Dehydrogenase activity and microbial biomass carbon in salt-affected soils of semiarid and arid regions

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-303

  Batra, Lalita ^a   Manna, M C ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Organic carbon; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOIL; DEHYDROGENASE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SALINE SOIL;

INDIA, (NORTHWEST);

EID: 0030793849     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324989709381481     Document Type: Article

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