Dynamics of microbial biomass nitrogen in relation to plant nitrogen uptake during the crop growth period in a dry tropical cropland in Tanzania

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-114

  Sugihara, Soh ^a   Funakawa, Shinya ^a   Kilasara, Method ^b   Kosaki, Takashi ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass carbon; Microbial biomass nitrogen; Microbial respiration; Soil plant nitrogen dynamics; Tropical cropland

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77950604550     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2009.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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