Reaction of microorganisms to rewetting in continuous cereal and legume rotation soils of semi-arid Sub-Saharan Africa

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1512-1517

  Formowitz, Beate ^a   Schulz, Mary Catherine ^a   Buerkert, Andreas ^a   Joergensen, Rainer Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenylates; AEC; CO2 evolution rate; Ergosterol; Glucosamine; Microbial biomass; Muramic acid

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GROWTH KINETICS; SOIL MECHANICS;

ADENYLATES; ERGOSTEROL; GLUCOSAMINE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MURAMIC ACID;

MICROORGANISMS;

BIOMASS; CEREAL; CROP ROTATION; LEGUME; REWETTING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34247226679     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.12.033     Document Type: Article

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