Alternate partial root-zone irrigation induced dry/wet cycles of soils stimulate N mineralization and improve N nutrition in tomatoes

Plant and Soil

Volumn 337, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 167-177

  Wang, Yaosheng ^a   Liu, Fulai ^a   de Neergaard, Andreas ^a   Jensen, Lars S ^a   Luxhøi, Jesper ^a   Jensen, Christian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drying and wetting cycles; Labile C and N; N mineralization; Partial root zone drying; Soil microbial activity

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FRUITING; IRRIGATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC SOIL; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78449255746     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0513-0     Document Type: Article

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