A microplate assay to measure soil microbial biomass phosphorus

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-205

  Jeannotte, Richard ^a   Sommerville, David W ^a   Hamel, Chantal ^a,b   Whalen, Joann K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Malachite green; Microscale assay; Soil microbial biomass; Soil phosphorus analysis

Indexed keywords

MALACHITE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

SIPROETA STELENES;

EID: 4444320565     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0760-4     Document Type: Article

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