Seasonal variations of soil microbial biomass and activity in warm- and cool-season turfgrass systems

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1536-1543

  Yao, Huaiying ^a,b   Bowman, Daniel ^a   Shi, Wei ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass; Microbial respiration; N mineralization; Soil enzyme activity; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; N MINERALIZATION; SOIL ENZYME ACTIVITY; TURFGRASS;

BIOMASS; COMPETITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MINERALOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

SOILS;

BIOMASS; BIOMINERALIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESPIRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA VAR. PALUSTRIS; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; EREMOCHLOA OPHIUROIDES; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE; ZOYSIA JAPONICA;

EID: 79955966737     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.03.031     Document Type: Article

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