Publication Date:
2018-09-01
Description:
Soil enzymes play a key role in many soil processes that affect soil health and which may be adversely affected under a changing climate. We investigated the short- and long-term effects of bentonite amendments on soil catalase, invertase, urease, and alkaline phosphatase activity in a field experiment in a semi-arid region in northern China. Treatments included six rates of bentonite amendments (0, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 Mg ha−1) applied only once in 2011. Addition of bentonite had a significant (P
Print ISSN:
0008-4271
Electronic ISSN:
1918-1841
Topics:
Geosciences
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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