Root and rhizomicrobial respiration: A review of approaches to estimate respiration by autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms in soil

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 503-520

  Kuzyakov, Yakov ^a   Larionova, Alla A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN SOIL SCIENCE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

14C, 13C, 13C natural abundance; Autotrophic respiration; Heterotrophic respiration; Partitioning methods; Rhizomicrobial respiration; Rhizosphere CO2; Root respiration

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS PRATENSIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 23844431715     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200421703     Document Type: Review

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