Organic N molecules in the soil solution: What is known, what is unknown and the path forwards

Plant and Soil

Volumn 375, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 1-19

  Warren, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Nitrogen; Organic N; Peptide; Soil

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; LITERATURE REVIEW; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PEPTIDE; POLYMER; SOIL NUTRIENT;

EID: 84893812596     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1939-y     Document Type: Review

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