A brief history of soil enzymology research

Methods of Soil Enzymology

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-34

  Dick, Richard P ^a   Burns, Richard G ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological properties; Enzyme activity; Extracellular enzyme; Microbial ecology; Plant growth; Soil enzyme methodology; Soil enzymology research; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102162595     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser9.c1     Document Type: Chapter

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