Fungal biomass in pastures increases with age and reduced N input

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1620-1630

  de Vries, Franciska T ^a   Bloem, Jaap ^a   van Eekeren, Nick ^b   Brusaard, Lijbert ^a   Hoffland, Ellis ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Grassland age; Microbial biomass; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FUNGI; VEGETATION;

ERGOSTEROL; FERTILISATION RATE; GRASSLAND AGE; MICROBIAL BIOMASS;

BIOMASS;

AGE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD WEB; FUNGUS; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PASTURE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; FERTILIZATION; FUNGI; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANTS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 34247234469     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.01.013     Document Type: Article

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