Temporal variations in microbial biomass C and cellulolytic enzyme activity in arable soils: Effects of organic matter input

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-218

  Debosz, Kasia ^a   Rasmussen, Peter H ^b   Pedersen, Asger R ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b Plant Pathology Section   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Extracellular cellulase; Fluorogenic compound assay; Integrated arable fanning system; Microbial biomass; Soil quality indicators

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCOSIDASE; BIOMASS; CARBON; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE 1,4 BETA CELLOBIOSIDASE; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMIC HYDROLYSIS; MOISTURE; ORGANIC FERTILIZER; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL; STRAW; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032694543     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(99)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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