Microbial biomass and microbial C:N ratio in bulk soil and buried bags for evaluating in situ net N mineralization in agricultural soils

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 673-679

  Friedel, Jürgen K ^a   Gabel, Doris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buried bag method; Microbial C and N availability; Nitrogen mineralization; Organic farming; Soil microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0042407905     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2624(200112)164:6<673::AID-JPLN673>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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