Chemical composition of dissolved organic matter in agroecosystems: Correlations with soil enzyme activity and carbon and nitrogen mineralization

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 426-435

  Tian, Lei ^a   Dell, Emily ^a   Shi, Wei ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucosidase; Dissolved organic matter; Peroxidase; Reducing sugars; Soil C and N mineralization; Soil enzyme activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650175491     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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