Development of nitrogen mineralisation gradients through surface soil depth and their influence on surface soil pH

Plant and Soil

Volumn 234, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 239-246

  Paul, Keryn ^a,b   Black, Scott ^a   Conyers, Mark ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidification; Nitrification; Plant residue return; Soil layers; Stratification

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; PH; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL SURFACE;

EID: 0034813844     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017904613797     Document Type: Article

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