Neem (Azadirachta indica) seed kernel powder retards urease and nitrification activities in different soils at contrasting moisture and temperature regimes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 894-899

  Mohanty, Sangita ^a   Patra, Ashok K ^a   Chhonkar, Pramod K ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Neem (Azadirachta indica) seed kernal powder; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Nitrogen losses; Urea hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYSIS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; UREA;

NEEM (AZADIRACHTA INDICA) SEED KERNAL POWDER; NITROGEN LOSSES; UREA HYDROLYSIS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

UREA; UREASE;

HYDROLYSIS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; SOIL SURVEYS; UREA;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVERGREEN TREE; HYDROLYSIS; INHIBITION; NITRIFICATION; PLANT PRODUCT; SEED; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; UREA;

ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYDROLYSIS; MOISTURE; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEED KERNEL; SOIL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

AZADIRACHTA; HYDROLYSIS; NITROGEN; PLANT EXTRACTS; POWDERS; SEEDS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; UREASE; WATER;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 36048998793     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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