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Nitrification in some tropical soils
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http://oar.icrisat.org/3995/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02374659 |
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Nitrification in some tropical soils
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Sahrawat, K L
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Soil Science
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Nitrification of soil N in 8 mineral and 2 histosols having a wide range in pH (3.4 to 8.6), organic C (1.22 to 22.70%) and total N (0.09 to 1.20%) was studied by measuring nitrate fromation under aerobic incubation of the soil samples at 30°C for 4 weeks. The amounts of NO3-N produced in the soils varied from 0 to 123 μg/g of soil. Soil N in the two acid sulfate soils and one other acid soil did not nitrify under conditions that stimulate nitrification. Soils having pH more than 6.0 nitrified at a rapid rate and released NO3-N ranging from 98 to 123 μg/g. The two organic soils differed considerably in their capacity to nitrify though the total amounts of mineral N released were similar in these soils. The amounts of NO3-N formed in the soils was highly positively correlated with the soil pH but was not significantly correlated with the organic C of total N content of the soils. Statistical analysis also showed that nitrate formation was not significantly correlated with soil pH in soils having pH higher than 6.0.
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Kluwer
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1982
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Article
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application/pdf
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en
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http://oar.icrisat.org/3995/1/Plant_and_Soil_65_281-286_1982.pdf
Sahrawat, K L (1982) Nitrification in some tropical soils. Plant and Soil, 65 (2). pp. 281-286. ISSN 0032-079X |
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