Influence of Bacterial Polysaccharides on Aggregate Formation in Soils

Influence of Bacterial Polysaccharides on Aggregate Formation in Soils

IT has long been assumed that micro-organisms play an important part in producing a crumb or aggregate structure in soil, and it is known that following the addition of sucrose to soil there is a marked development of water-stable aggregates.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1946-12, Vol.158 (4023), p.837-837
Hauptverfasser: GEOGHEGAN, M. J., BRIAN, R. C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bacteriology
Humanities and Social Sciences
letter
multidisciplinary
Old Medline
Polysaccharides
Polysaccharides, Bacterial
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Soil
Soil Microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:IT has long been assumed that micro-organisms play an important part in producing a crumb or aggregate structure in soil, and it is known that following the addition of sucrose to soil there is a marked development of water-stable aggregates.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/158837a0