Effect of long-term fertilizers and manure application on microbial biomass and microbial activity of a tropical agricultural soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-233

  Chakraborty, Amrita ^a   Chakrabarti, Kalyan ^a   Chakraborty, Ashis ^b   Ghosh, Sagarmoy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

CLPP; Fertilizer treatment; Long term; Manure application; Microbial biomass carbon

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOMASS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; RICE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; SUBSTRATE; TROPICAL REGION; WHEAT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78751641466     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-010-0509-1     Document Type: Article

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