INFLUENCE OF MENTHA (MENTHA-ARVENSIS L) SPENT ON THE SIZE OF MICROBIAL BIOMASS AND NITROGEN MINERALIZATION IN NORMAL AND SALT-AFFECTED SOILS

Authors
PATRA DD SINGH DV
Citation
Dd. Patra et Dv. Singh, INFLUENCE OF MENTHA (MENTHA-ARVENSIS L) SPENT ON THE SIZE OF MICROBIAL BIOMASS AND NITROGEN MINERALIZATION IN NORMAL AND SALT-AFFECTED SOILS, Agrochimica, 36(4-5), 1992, pp. 361-370
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,"Agriculture Soil Science
Journal title
Agrochimica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00021857
Volume
36
Issue
4-5
Year of publication
1992
Pages
361 - 370
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-1857(1992)36:4-5<361:IOM(LS>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Two different soils, one normal and the other saline alkali, were amen ded with enriched and well decomposed Mentha spent. After one month of pre-incubation, mineral N (NH4 and NO3), biomass C and biomass N were estimated at 10, 30, 45, 60 and 100 days. Mentha spent addition signi ficantly increased the mineral N, biomass N and 'available N' in norma l soil but the effect was less pronounced in salt affected soil. Bioma ss in Mentha spent amended soil was higher than that in unamended soil up to the end of the incubation period.