Nitrification in agricultural soils

Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 173-199

  Norton, Jeanette M ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural soils; Chemolithotrophic ammonia; Nitrification; Nitrification inhibitors; Nitrite oxidizing bacteria; Soil nitrifiers; Urea utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103004599     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr49.c6     Document Type: Chapter

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