Nitrogen mineralization rates of the acidic, xeric soils of the New Jersey Pinelands: Field rates

Soil Science

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 257-263

  Poovarodom, Sumitra ^a,b   Tate, Robert L ^a   Bloom, Raanan A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KING MONGKUT S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SOILS;

USA, NEW JERSEY, PINE BARRENS;

EID: 0024200110     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: 15389243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-198804000-00004     Document Type: Article

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