Developing a slow-release nitrogen fertilizer from organic sources: II. Using poultry feathers

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 634-638

  Choi, Jong Myung ^a   Nelson, Paul V ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disulfide bonds; formaldehyde; mineralization; peptide bonds; poultry by products

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029763135     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.121.4.634     Document Type: Article

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