Spatial and temporal dynamics of hotspots of enzyme activity in soil as affected by living and dead roots-a soil zymography analysis

Plant and Soil

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 67-77

  Spohn, Marie ^a,b   Kuzyakov, Yakov ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detritusphere; Extracellular enzymes; Microbial hotspots; Rhizosphere; Soil microbial activity; Spatial distribution; Synergistic effects

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; LUPINUS POLYPHYLLUS;

EID: 84899955985     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-014-2041-9     Document Type: Article

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