Microbial populations immobilizing NH4+-N and NO3--N differ in their sensitivity to sodium chloride salinity in soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2491-2494

  Azam, F ^a   Ifzal, M ^a  

^a NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Glucose; Immobilization; Mineralization; Nitrate; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; GLUCOSE; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMMONIUM; IMMOBILIZATION; MINERALIZATION; NACL SALINITY;

SOILS;

AMMONIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; REMINERALIZATION; SALINE SOIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 33746604703     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.01.028     Document Type: Article

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