A comparison of acid hydrolyses for the determination of carbohydrate content in soils

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 15-17, 1996, Pages 2909-2915

  Piccolo, A ^a   Zena, A ^a   Conte, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; SOIL AGGREGATE;

EID: 0029660590     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629609369749     Document Type: Article

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