Linking dissolved organic carbon, acetate and denitrification in agricultural soils

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 939-945

  Castaldelli, G ^a   Colombani, N ^a   Vincenzi, F ^a   Mastrocicco, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetate; Maize; Nitrate; Soil type; Suction cups

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; NITRATES; SOILS; STREAM FLOW;

ACETATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT ORGANIC ACID; MAIZE; MICROBIAL DENITRIFICATION; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; SOIL TYPES; SUCTION CUP;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ACETATE; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; MAIZE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NITRATE; ORGANIC ACID; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL TYPE;

ITALY; PO BASIN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84872837757     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1796-7     Document Type: Article

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