Effect of fertilizer and organic matter inputs on nitrifier populations and N-mineralization rates in a dry tropical region, India

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-241

  Jha, P B ^a   Kashyap, A K ^a   Singh, J S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dryland agriculture; Inceptisol; N mineralization; Nitrification; Nitrifying bacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342763419     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(96)00110-2     Document Type: Article

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