Oxidation of elemental sulfur in selected soils of China

Pedosphere

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-76

  Shutian, L I ^a   Bao, Lin ^a   Wei, Zhou ^a   Qingcheng, Liu ^a   Yulan, X U ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Elemental sulfur; Oxidation; Soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001782047     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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