Rapid and Cost-Effective Method for Soil Carbon Mineralization in Static Laboratory Incubations

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 958-972

  Sherrod, Lucretia A ^a   Reeder, J D ^a   Hunter, W ^a   Ahuja, L R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; microbiology; soil fertility

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERALIZATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EID: 84859620009     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2012.653031     Document Type: Article

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