Adenosine triphosphate of the soil microbial biomass
Oades, J. M. and Jenkinson, David
(1978)
Adenosine triphosphate of the soil microbial biomass.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 11 (2).
pp. 201-204.
10.1016/0038-0717(79)90101-9
In a heterogeneous group of 11 soils there was a linear relationship (r = 0.98) between ATP content and biomass C content, as measured by the fumigation technique. Biomass can be calculated from the ATP content using the relationship Biomass C in soil = 120 (ATP content of soil).
When a soil was fumigated and then incubated for 10 days, both biomass C and ATP fell to about one-fifth their initial values. Both biomass C and ATP increased in a soil incubated for 10 days with glucose, the relative increase in ATP being slightly greater than that in biomass.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Open Access | Not Open Access |
| Additional information | At time of publication Jenkinson was a Hannaford Research Fellow on leave from Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts., U.K. |
| Date Deposited | 05 Dec 2025 10:09 |
| Last Modified | 19 Dec 2025 14:45 |