Placement effects of organic sources on nitrogenase activity and nitrogen-fixing bacteria in flooded rice soils

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-108

  Kanungo, P K ^a   Ramakrishnan, B ^a   Rajaramamohan Rao, V ^a  

^a CENTRAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylene reduction assay; Azospirillum sp; Azotobacter sp.; Cellulose; Nitrogenase activity; Organic sources; Placement effects; Rice soils; Straw

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOODED SOIL; NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA; NITROGENASE; ORGANIC AMENDMENT; RICE; RICE SOIL; SOIL;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOTOBACTER;

EID: 0030802227     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050288     Document Type: Article

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