Nitrogen mineralisation and its error of estimation under field conditions related to the light-fraction soil organic matter

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 755-767

  Sierra, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

field incubations; laboratory incubations; mineralisation rate constant; spatial variability; undisturbed samples

Indexed keywords

FIELD INCUBATION; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0029664050     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960755     Document Type: Article

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