Evaluation of urban wastes for agricultural use

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-111

  Ayuso, Miguel ^a   Pascual, Jose Antonio ^a   García, Carlos ^a   Hernández, Teresa ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compost; Germination index; Macronutrients; Organic municipal wastes; Phytotoxic substances

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001031254     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1996.10414693     Document Type: Article

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