Microbial biomass, N mineralization and nitrification, enzyme activities, and microbial community diversity in tea orchard soils

Plant and Soil

Volumn 288, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 319-331

  Xue, Dong ^a   Yao, Huaiying ^a   Huang, Changyong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

16S rDNA DGGE; Enzyme activities; Microbial biomass; Mineralization; Nitrification; Tea orchard soil

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST SOIL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; ORCHARD; RECLAIMED LAND; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEA; UREA; WASTELAND;

EID: 33750465833     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-9123-2     Document Type: Article

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