Nitrification in a zeoponic substrate

Plant and Soil

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 371-378

  McGilloway, R L ^a   Weaver, R W ^a   Ming, D W ^b   Gruener, J E ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrification; Nitrifying bacteria; Radish; Zeoponics

Indexed keywords

CLINOPTILOLITE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; ZEOLITE;

CLINOPTILOLITE; NITRIFICATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ION EXCHANGE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NON-NASA CENTER; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; RADISH;

NASA CENTER JSC; NASA DISCIPLINE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NON-NASA CENTER;

BACTERIA; CULTURE MEDIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RAPHANUS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; ZEOLITES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 0344153317     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026174026995     Document Type: Article

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