Arginine ammonification assay as a rapid index of gross N mineralization in agricultural soils

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 179-184

  Bonde, Torben A ^a,b   Nielsen, Tommy ^a   Miller, Morten ^a,c   Sørensen, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b National Environmental Agency   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arginine ammonification; Gross N mineralization; N mineralization index

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AMMONIA; AMMONIFICATION; ARGININE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; MICROBE RESPIRATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL AND SOIL RELATED PHENOMENA;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AMMONIFICATION; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SEASONAL VARIATION;

DENMARK;

EID: 0034828589     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740100395     Document Type: Article

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