Sensitivity of nitrogen mineralization indicators to crop and soil management

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 2029-2043

  Soon, Y K ^a   Haq, A ^a   Arshad, M A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic incubation; Chemical index; Nitrogen mineralization; Protease activity

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MINERALIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NITROGEN;

EID: 34548415533     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701548688     Document Type: Article

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