Nitrogen mineralisation along a pH gradient of a silty loam UK soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 797-802

  Aciego Pietri, J C ^a   Brookes, P C ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonification; Arginine mineralisation; Nitrification; Soil nitrogen mineralisation; Soil organic N dynamics; Soil pH; Soil pH gradient

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; PH EFFECTS;

AMMONIFICATION; ARGININE; ARGININE MINERALISATION; NITROGEN MINERALISATION; PH GRADIENT; SOIL NITROGEN MINERALISATION; SOIL PH;

SOILS;

AMINO ACID; AMMONIFICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITRIFICATION; PH; SILTY LOAM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TYPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 37449005013     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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