Biological and chemical properties of arable soils affected by long-term organic and inorganic fertilizer applications

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 300-308

  Simek M ^a,b   Picek, T ^a,b   Santruckova H ^a,b   Hopkins, D W ^c   Kalcik J ^a   Stana J ^d   Travnik K ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR SUPERVISING AND TESTING IN AGRICULTURE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dehydrogenase activity; Denitrification potential; Denitrifying enzyme activity; Long term fertilization; Microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL AGENTS; CHLOROFORM; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER PRODUCTION; MANURE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARABLE FARMING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EID: 0344673383     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050556     Document Type: Article

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