Pelletized cyanobacterial soil amendments: Laboratory testing for survival, escapability, and Nitrogen fixation

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-178

  Buttars, Susan M ^a   St Clair, Larry L ^a   Johansen, Jeffrey R ^b   Sray, Julie C ^b   Payne, Michael C ^b   Webb, Bruce L ^a   Terry, Richard E ^a   Pendleton, Burton K ^c   Warren, Steven D ^d  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginate; Arid soils; Cryptogamic crust; Cyanobacteria; Inoculation; Microcoleus vaginatus; Reclamation

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL AMENDMENT;

MICROCOLEUS VAGINATUS;

EID: 0031899046     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324989809381506     Document Type: Article

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