Size and activity of the soil microbial biomass under grass and arable management

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 210-216

  Haynes, R J ^a,b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arginine ammonification; Metabolic quotient; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ARGININE AMMONIFICATION; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBE METABOLISM; MICROBE RESPIRATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL; TILLAGE SYSTEM;

GRASSLAND SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL TYPE;

EID: 0033381592     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050610     Document Type: Article

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