Comparison of methods for measuring soil microbial activity using cotton strips and a respirometer

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 322-329

  Nachimuthu, Gunasekhar ^a   King, Kathleen ^a   Kristiansen, Paul ^a   Lockwood, Peter ^a   Guppy, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cotton strip assay; Decomposition; Image analysis; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Soil health

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COTTON; FARM ANIMAL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIROMETER; SOIL MICROFLORA; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BACTERIA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REAGENT STRIPS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 34047264471     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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