Significance of enzyme activities in soil nitrogen mineralization

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 595-605

  Tabatabai, M A ^a   Ekenler, Mine ^a   Senwo, Z N ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amidohydrolases; Glucosidases; N aceyl b d glucosaminidase; Organic matter; Organic n

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PH; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 77950873184     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620903531177     Document Type: Article

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