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The biological decomposition of plant materials
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Research Article| January 01 1931 The biological decomposition of plant materials: Some factors determining the quantity of nitrogen immobilised during decomposition Eric Hannaford Richards; Eric Hannaford Richards 1The Fermentation Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Arthur Geoffrey Norman Arthur Geoffrey Norman 1The Fermentation Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Author and article information Publisher: Portland Press Ltd © 1931 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS1931 Biochem J (1931) 25 (5): 1769–1778. https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0251769 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Citation Eric Hannaford Richards, Arthur Geoffrey Norman; The biological decomposition of plant materials: Some factors determining the quantity of nitrogen immobilised during decomposition. Biochem J 1 January 1931; 25 (5): 1769–1778. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0251769 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsBiochemical Journal Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 1931 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS1931 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
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Available N in soil is immobilized after application of decomposable, C-rich organic residues with large C:N ratios, such as wheat straw.
“It has been shown that available N in soil is immobilized after application of decomposable, C-rich organic residues with large C:N ratios, such as wheat straw (Richards and Norman, 1931; Cheshire et al., 1999), which might lower crop yield in the next season.”
From Potential of Wheat Straw, Spruce Sawdust, and Lignin as High Organic Carbon Soil Amendments to Improve Agricultural Nitrogen Retention Capacity: An Incubation Study (2018) · cites this paper as Richards and Norman, 1931
High organic carbon soil amendments like wheat straw promote microbial N immobilization by stimulating microbes to take up N from soil.
“High organic carbon soil amendments (HCA) like wheat straw promote microbial N immobilization by stimulating microbes to take up N from soil.”
From Potential of Wheat Straw, Spruce Sawdust, and Lignin as High Organic Carbon Soil Amendments to Improve Agricultural Nitrogen Retention Capacity: An Incubation Study (2018) · cites this paper as Richards and Norman, 1931
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Metadata
- Authors
- Richards, E. H., & Norman, A. G.
- Affiliations
- Rothamsted Research (GB)
- Venue
- Biochemical Journal
- Publisher
- Portland Press Ltd.
- Published
- 1931-01-01
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1769-1778
- ISSN
- 0306-3283 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC1260806
- OpenAlex
- W2409797558
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 10.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Biochemical Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Agricultural Science and Fertilization
- Keywords
- biological decomposition, plant material, nitrogen immobilization, soil nitrogen, organic matter decomposition
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