Impact of salinity on soil biological activities: A laboratory experiment

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 358-367

  Saviozzi, Alessandro ^a   Cardelli, Roberto ^a   Din Puccio, Raffaella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural soil; ATP; NaCL; Soil enzyme activities; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79551677844     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2011.542226     Document Type: Article

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