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Alef, K.* ; Beck, T.* ; Zelles, L. ; Kleiner, D.*

A comparison of methods to estimate microbial biomass and N-mineralization in agricultural and grassland soils.

Soil Biol. Biochem. 20, 561-565 (1988)
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The rate of ammonification of arginine-N, after addition to soil is proposed as a rapid index of soil microbial activity. Correlation between arginine ammonification, biomass C, heat output, soil ATP content and soil protease activity, were assessed on twenty-two agricultural and grassland soils collected from thirteen habitats in Germany and Austria. There were highly significant, positive correlations between all methods (r > 0.9). Close relationships were also found between these methods and total soil organic matter content (r = 0.862-0.957), but not with soil pH or the viable microbial count. Our results show a close relationship between the microbial biomass and N-mineralization in soils, and suggest arginine ammonification as a valid indicator of microbial activity in soil.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0038-0717
e-ISSN 1879-3428
Quellenangaben Band: 20, Heft: 4, Seiten: 561-565 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Verlagsort Amsterdam
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)