Differential effects of soil properties on leaf nitrogen release

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 238-243

  Seneviratne, G ^a   Van Holm, L H J ^a   Balachandra, L J A ^a   Kulasooriya, S A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Leaves; Nitrogen release; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; ENZYME DEGRADATION; HEMICELLULOSE; NITROGEN; PLANT RESIDUE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0032892621     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050488     Document Type: Article

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