Soil nitrogen mineralization and microbial biomass relation, and nitrogen conservation in humid-tropics

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1142-1149

  Pandey, C B ^a   Srivastava, R C ^a   Singh, R K ^b  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Resear and Training Institute Kota   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; DRY SPELLS; EVERGREEN FORESTS; HUMID TROPICAL CLIMATES; HUMID TROPICS; LAND-USE SYSTEMS; LEACHING LOSS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITRIFICATION RATES; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL-NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; TROPICAL SOILS; WATER-FILLED PORE SPACE; WET SEASON;

BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; LAKES; LAND USE; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS;

TROPICS;

AMMONIFICATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMASS; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; LEACHING; MINERALIZATION; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PORE SPACE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL NITROGEN;

BIOMASS; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; LAKES; LAND USE; LEACHING; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; SOIL; TROPICS;

ANDAMANS; ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 68249126180     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2008.0182     Document Type: Article

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