Urease and nitrification retardation properties in natural essential oils and their by-products

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 1663-1673

  Patra, D ^a   Kiran, Usha ^a   Pande, Preeti ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Essential oil; Natural products; Nitrification inhibitors; Urea N; Urease inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; HYDROLYSIS; NITRIFICATION; UREA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MENTHA SPICATA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS;

EID: 33745109973     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620600710306     Document Type: Article

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