Mineralization-immobilization of soil organic S and oxidation of elemental S in subtropical soils under flooded and nonflooded conditions

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 197-203

  Aulakh, Milkha S ^a   Jaggi, Ramesh C ^b   Sharma, R ^b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CSK HIMACHAL PRADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Elemental sulphur oxidation; Flooded soils; S fertilizers; Semi arid soils; Subtropical region

Indexed keywords

FLOODED SOIL; IMMOBILIZATION; MINERALIZATION; SULFUR; TROPICAL SOIL;

EID: 0036942699     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-002-0461-9     Document Type: Article

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