Effect of green manure Sesbania sesban and nitrification inhibitor encapsulated calcium carbide (ECC) on soil mineral-N, enzyme activity and nitrifying organisms in a rice-wheat cropping system

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-180

  Patra, A K ^a   Chhonkar, P K ^a   Khan, M A ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Encapsulated calcium carbide; Green manure; Nitrification inhibitor; Nitrifying organisms; Rice; Soil enzymes; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES; SESBANIA SESBAN; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33745353254     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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