Influence of soil properties on fluorescein diacetate hydrolyzing activity under different agro-ecosystems

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 461-467

  Chakrabarti, K ^a   Bhattacharyya, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate content; Humus carbon; Water soluble organic carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745968269     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340600612607     Document Type: Article

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