Effect of 7-year application of a nitrification inhibitor, dicyandiamide (DCD), on soil microbial biomass, protease and deaminase activities, and the abundance of bacteria and archaea in pasture soils

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 753-759

  Guo, Yan J ^a   Di, Hong J ^b   Cameron, Keith C ^b   Li, Bowen ^a   Podolyan, Andriy ^b   Moir, Jim L ^b   Monaghan, Ross M ^c   Smith, L Chris ^c   O'Callaghan, Maureen ^d   Bowatte, Saman ^e   Waugh, Deanne ^f   He, Ji Zheng ^g  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^d AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^e AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^f DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^g RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Archaea; Bacteria; Dicyandiamide; Enzyme activity; Microbial abundance; Microbial biomass; Nitrification inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITOR; LEACHING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROUS OXIDE; PASTURE; PH; PROKARYOTE; SILTY LOAM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84875402378     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-012-0646-2     Document Type: Article

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