Competition for nitrogen during decomposition of plant residues in soil: Effect of spatial placement of N-rich and N-poor plant residues

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-162

  Jingguo, Wang ^a,b   Bakken, Lars R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; PLANT RESIDUE; PLANT ROOT;

EID: 0031474051     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00291-X     Document Type: Article

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