A microplate method for determination of urea and its use in studies of nitrogen mineralisation in growing media

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 450, Issue , 1997, Pages 71-77

  Carlile, W R ^a   Dickinson, K ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growing media; Microplates; Urea

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844263343     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.450.7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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