Nitrification potential and urease activity in a mineral subsoil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 10-11, 1998, Pages 1333-1341

  Swensen, Berit ^a   Bakken, Lars R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACTION; HYDROLYSIS; INCUBATION; INFILTRATION; MICROTITER; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PRODUCTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROOT ZONE; SERIAL DILUTION; SERUM; SUBSOIL; UREASE;

NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; SUBSOIL; UREASE;

EID: 0032171213     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(98)00015-7     Document Type: Article

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