Effects of Zn and P addition on the microbial biomass in a Zn deficient calcareous soil amended with glucose

Plant and Soil

Volumn 335, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 493-499

  Khan, Khalid Saifullah ^a,b   Joergensen, Rainer Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Calcisol; Glucose decomposition; Microbial biomass; P deficiency; Zn deficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALCAREOUS SOIL; CARBON; GLUCOSE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL AMENDMENT; ZINC;

EID: 77956883129     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0442-y     Document Type: Article

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