Influence of hill slope on biological pools of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in acidic alfisols of citrus orchard

Catena

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Wanshnong, Rangeh K ^a   Thakuria, Dwipendra ^a   Sangma, Christy B ^a   Ram, Vishram ^a   Bora, Pradip K ^a  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic carbon; Khasi mandarin; Microbial biomass; Nutrient cycling; Potentially mineralizable nitrogen; Soil enzymes

Indexed keywords

ALFISOL; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON SINK; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; HILLSLOPE; HORTICULTURE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORCHARD; PHOSPHORUS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84883004949     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2013.07.009     Document Type: Article

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