A cost-effective high-throughput microcosm system for studying nitrogen dynamics at the plant-microbe-soil interface

Plant and Soil

Volumn 317, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 293-307

  Inselsbacher, E ^a,b   Ripka, K ^c   Klaubauf, S ^d   Fedosoyenko, D ^e   Hackl, E ^c   Gorfer, M ^d   Hood Novotny, R ^a   Von Wiren N ^e   Sessitsch, A ^c   Zechmeister Boltenstern, S ^b   Wanek, W ^a   Strauss, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FORESTS   (Austria)

^c ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

15N labelling; Microbial community; Nitrogen cycling; Plant growth; Trace gases

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BARLEY; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; TRACE GAS; TRACER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HORDEUM;

EID: 63449094968     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9809-8     Document Type: Article

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