1st Edition

Soil Biochemistry Volume 8

By Jean-Marc Bollag, G. Stotzky Copyright 1993
432 Pages
by CRC Press

432 Pages
by CRC Press

432 Pages
by CRC Press

Stressing the potential application of biochemical processes in soil to environmental biotechnology, this state-of-the-art reference considers the vital role that such biochemical processes have in the environment - emphasizing the activity of micro-organisms in soil.;An up-to-date analysis of biological reactions in soil, Volume 8 of Soil Biochemistry highlights: traditional as well as molecular... Read more
Detection, survival and activity of bacteria added to soil, Caroline S. Young and Richard G. Burns; white rot fungi and their potential use in soil bioremediation processes, John A. Bumpus; biodegradation and humification processes in forest soils, Ingrid Kogel-Knabner; pesticide interactions with cyanobacteria in soil and pure culture, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu; inhibition of nitrification in soil by allelochemicals derived from plants and plant residues, John M. Bremner and Gregory W. McCarty; bacterial mineralization of organic carbon under anaerobic conditions, Henry L. Ehrlich; immunological and molecular techniques for studying the dynamics of microbial population and communities in soil, Jonathan P. Carter and James M. Lynch; pesticide effects on enzyme activities in the soil ecosystem, Andreas Schaffer; microbial degradation of chlorinated biphenyls, Dennis D. Focht.

Biography

G. STOTZKY  Department of Biology New York University New York; JEAN-MARC BOLLAG  Department of Agronomy The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania