Methane oxidation, nitrification, and counts of methanotrophic bacteria in soils from a long-term fertilization experiment ("Ewiger Roggenbau" at Halle)

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-28

  Hütsch, Birgit W ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Methane oxidation; Most probable number; Nitrification; Nitrogen fertilization

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4344562797     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2624(200102)164:1<21::AID-JPLN21>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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