Preferential accumulation of microbial carbon in aggregate structures of no-tillage soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1249-1255

  Simpson, Rodney T ^a   Frey, Serita D ^a   Six, Johan ^b   Thiet, Rachel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DEPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROORGANISMS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PURIFICATION;

AMINO SUGARS; TILLAGE;

SOILS;

CARBON BUDGET; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TILLAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 3142672235     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.1249     Document Type: Article

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