Enzymatic activities and microbial population in agric-soils of Almora district of central Himalaya as influenced by altitudes

International Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 238-248

  Maurya, B R ^a   Singh, Vimal ^a   Dhyani, P P ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Altitude; Dehydrogenase; Microbial activity; Microbial colony forming unit; Phosphatase

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ALTITUDE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; CORRELATION; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; POTASSIUM; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ALMORA; INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 79960325318     PISSN: 18164978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijss.2011.238.248     Document Type: Article

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