Changes in soil acidity and the size and activity of the microbial biomass in response to the addition of sugar mill wastes

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-54

  Dee, B M ^a   Haynes, R J ^a   Graham, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ash; Basal respiration; Liming; Microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; BIOMASS; LIMING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; FRAXINUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037281962     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-002-0562-5     Document Type: Article

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