Relationship between acidity and microbiological properties in some tea soils

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 399-404

  Pal, Raktim ^a,d   Bhattacharyya, P ^b   Das, Piw ^c,d   Chakrabarti, K ^a   Chakraborty, A ^c   Kim, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^c BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

^d Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acidity; Ergosterol; Fluorescein diacetate hydrolyzing activity; Microbial biomass; Microbial metabolic quotient; Tea soil

Indexed keywords

ACETATE; ACID SOIL; ACIDITY; BIOMASS; ERGOSTEROL; GROWTH; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TEA;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; JALPAIGURI; KHARAGPUR; SOUTH ASIA; TRIPURA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 36148932654     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-007-0223-9     Document Type: Article

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