Residual effect of municipal solid waste compost on microbial biomass and activities in mustard growing soil: Restwirkung von müllkompost auf die mikrobielle biomasse und mikrobielle aktivitaten in boden mit senfbewuchs;Restwirkung von müllkompost auf die mikrobielle biomasse und mikrobielle aktivitaten in boden mit senfbewuchs

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 585-592

  Bhattacharyya, P ^a   Chakrabarti, K ^b   Chakraborty, A ^c  

^a ICAR NATIONAL BUREAU OF SOIL SURVEY AND LAND USE PLANNING   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^c BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Microbial biomass; Municipal solid waste compost; Mustard; Urease

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949111017     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340310001615147     Document Type: Article

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