Nitrogen mineralisation rates from soil amended with dairy pond waste

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-230

  Zaman, M ^a   Cameron, K C ^a   Di, H J ^a   Noonar, M J ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biomass C; Biomass N; Deaminase; Incubation; Organic waste; Sludge; Soil nitrogen; Urease; Water soluble C

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBE METABOLISM; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM;

EID: 0031956837     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/S97048     Document Type: Article

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