Denitrification, N2-fixation and fermentation during anaerobic incubation of soils amended with glucose and nitrate

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-235

  Swerts, M ^a   Merckx, R ^a   Vlassak, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

C availability; Denitrification; Fermentation; N2 fixation; N2O N2 ratio

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; NITRATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROUS OXIDE; SOIL AMENDMENT;

EID: 85047677927     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00335949     Document Type: Article

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