Addition of activated switchgrass biochar to an aridic subsoil increases microbial nitrogen cycling gene abundances

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 65-72

  Ducey, Thomas F ^a   Ippolito, James A ^b   Cantrell, Keri B ^a   Novak, Jeffrey M ^a   Lentz, Rodrick D ^b  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochar; Microbial gene abundance; Nitrogen cycling

Indexed keywords

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84873687518     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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