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Mineralization of Soil Nitrogen at a Savanna Site in Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

A. Wild
A. Wild
Affiliation:
Department of Soil Science, The University, Reading
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Summary

The mineral N (NH4 + NO8) in soils at a savanna site was low at the time of crop planting except after groundnuts and when dung had been used. Nitrification occurred whatever the previous crop, but the numbers of nitrifying bacteria were small and varied with the level of substrate ammonium.

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Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , April 1972 , pp. 91 - 97
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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