Ultraviolet absorbance (280 nm) of compounds released from soil during chloroform fumigation as an estimate of the microbial biomass

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1599-1603

  Nunan, N ^a   Morgan, M A ^b   Herlihy, M ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROFORM; EXTRACTION; INFECTION CONTROL; NINHYDRIN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOMASS; CARBON; EXTRACTION METHOD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; ORGANIC MATTER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORBANCE;

EID: 0032192588     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00226-5     Document Type: Article

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