Repression of potential nitrification activities by matgrass sward species

Plant and Soil

Volumn 337, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 435-445

  Smits, Nina Antonia Cornelia ^a,b   Bobbink, Roland ^c   Laanbroek, Hendrikus J ^a,d   Paalman, Aline J ^a   Hefting, Mariet M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ammonium toxicity; Calcareous grassland; Mesobromion; Nardo Galion; Nitrate production; Nitrification inhibition; Potential ammonia oxidising activities

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; GRASS; GRASSLAND SOIL; INHIBITION; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; SEED; SWARD; TOXICITY; VEGETATION TYPE;

NARDUS;

EID: 78449250600     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0539-3     Document Type: Article

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