Impact of total water potential and varying contribution of matric and osmotic potential on carbon mineralization in saline soils

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 95-100

  Setia, Raj ^a,b   Marschner, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Matric potential; Microbial biomass; Osmotic potential; Respiration; Salinity; Water potential

Indexed keywords

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 84876319765     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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