Microbial biomass-C determined using CaCl2 and K 2SO4 as extraction reagents

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 439-446

  Ruzek L ^a   Novakova M ^a   Vorisek K ^a   Skorepova I ^b   Vortelova L ^a   Kalfarova Z ^a   Cerny J ^a   Castka T ^a   Barabasz, W ^c  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b Czech Ecological Institute   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arable, forest, grassland soils; Cambisols; Extraction methods; Inceptisols; K2SO4 and CaCl2 extractable C; Microbial biomass; Podzols; Spodosols

Indexed keywords

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 26044436017     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3615-pse     Document Type: Article

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