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Seasonal rate of nitrate reduction in two temperate forest soils

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Rate of NO −3 disappearance under anaerobic incubation (30 days) in two forest soils showed to be dependent on the season, the highest being in winter and spring and the lowest in autumn and summer in acid mull and anmoor (anmoor is a type of soil which is rich in organic matter, remains water saturated most of the time and where organic and mineral fractions are closely associated) respectively. Glucose addition provoked a high degree of NO −3 reduction in all cases. The apparent denitrification was comparatively higher in anmoor before the addition of glucose but the reverse was true when glucose was added.

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  1. Plant Ecology Lab. 362, University of Paris-XI, F-91405, Orsay, France

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Rashid, G.H., Schaefer, R. Seasonal rate of nitrate reduction in two temperate forest soils. Plant Soil 97, 291–294 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374953

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