Developing a technique to quantify heterotrophic and autotrophic nitrification in acidic pasture soils

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 17-18, 2007, Pages 2309-2321

  Islam, A ^a   Chen, D ^a   White, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid soils; Glycine; N serve; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; AMMONIUM; AUTOTROPHY; HETEROTROPHY; NITRIFICATION; PASTURE; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MAINDAMPLE; MELBOURNE; RUFFY; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WHITTLESEA;

EID: 35648963791     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701588437     Document Type: Article

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