Induced N-limitation of bacterial growth in soil: Effect of carbon loading and N status in soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-20

  Kamble, Pramod N ^a,b,c   Bååth, Erland ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^c K T H M COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth; C rich substrate; Induced N limitation; Leucine incorporation; Limiting factors; N deposition

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; LOADING; NUTRIENTS; STARCH; SUBSTRATES;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; INDUCED-N LIMITATION; LEUCINE INCORPORATION; LIMITING FACTORS; N-DEPOSITION;

SOILS;

MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUBSTRATE;

HARVARD FOREST; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896112939     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.02.015     Document Type: Article

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