Determination of soil microbial biomass phosphorus in acid red soils from southern China

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 446-451

  Chen, G C ^a,b   He, Z L ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid red soils; Fumigation extraction method; Microbial biomass phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; EXTRACTION METHOD; FUMIGATION; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 2542485679     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0734-6     Document Type: Article

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