Microbial community composition and substrate use in a highly weathered soil as affected by crop rotation and P fertilization

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 889-901

  Bunemann E K ^a   Bossio, D A ^b,c   Smithson, P C ^b,d   Frossard, E ^a   Oberson, A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^d BEREA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Nitrogen; Phospholipid fatty acid; Phosphorus; Plant residues; Soil microbial biomass; Tropical soil

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; COMPOSITION; CROPS; FATTY ACIDS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZATION;

SOILS;

CARBON; CROP ROTATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANT RESIDUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CROTALARIA; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2442476333     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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