Ammonium Production in Submerged Soils and Sediments: The Role of Reducible Iron

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 399-411

  Sahrawat, K L ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Ammonium production; Iron redox couple; N nutrition of plants; Organic matter; Redox potential; Role of electron acceptors; Wetland soils and sediments

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; IRON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

AMMONIUM; FLOODED SOIL; IRON; REDOX POTENTIAL; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AMMONIA FORMATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PLANT NUTRITION; RICE; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

ORYZA GLABERRIMA;

EID: 1842509906     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-120029721     Document Type: Article

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