Co does not replace Ni with respect to urease activity in zucchini (Cucurbita pepo convar. giromontiina) and soybean (Glycine max)

Plant and Soil

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 127-135

  Gerendas J ^a   Polacco, J C ^b   Freyermuth, S K ^b   Sattelmacher, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Nickel; Soybean; Substitution; Urease activity; Zucchini

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA PEPO; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0031758959     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004343416511     Document Type: Article

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