Soil carbon, nitrogen, and ergot alkaloids with short- and long-term exposure to endophyte-infected and endophyte-free tall fescue

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 404-412

  Franzluebbers, A J ^a   Hill, N S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS; TISSUE;

ENDOPHYTES; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MINERALIZATION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

SOIL MECHANICS;

NITROGEN; SOIL CARBON;

CARBON; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; PLANTS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL MECHANICS;

FESTUCA; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 15744384877     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0404     Document Type: Article

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