Effect of rice cultivars on rate of N-mineralization, nitrification and nitrifier population size in an irrigated rice ecosystem

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-41

  Ghosh, Paromita ^a,b   Kashyap, A K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Ammonium oxidizers; Mineral N; N mineralization; Nitrite oxidizers; Rice cultivars

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0141504218     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(03)00068-4     Document Type: Article

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