Soil labile carbon and nitrogen pools and microbial metabolic diversity under winter crops in an arid environment

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Zhou, Xiaoqi ^a   Wu, Hanwen ^b   Koetz, Eric ^b   Xu, Zhihong ^a   Chen, Chengrong ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biologically active organic C; Crop species; Extractable organic C and N; Metabolic diversity; Microbial biomass; Substrate induced respiration

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA JUNCEA; PISUM SATIVUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA;

EID: 82955207694     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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