Effect of cattle faeces with different microbial biomass content on soil properties, gaseous emissions and plant growth

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-70

  Jost, Daphne Isabel ^a   Joergensen, Rainer Georg ^a   Sundrum, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino sugar; Cattle faeces; Ergosterol; Gaseous emission; Microbial biomass C and N; N mineralisation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATTLE; CROP YIELD; ERGOSTEROL; FECES; GROWTH DETERMINATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT; SOIL PROPERTY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; FUNGI; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 84871931662     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-012-0697-y     Document Type: Article

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