Factors controlling humification and mineralization of soil organic matter in the tropics

Geoderma

Volumn 79, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 117-161

  Zech, Wolfgang ^a   Senesi, Nicola ^b   Guggenberger, Georg ^a   Kaiser, Klaus ^a   Lehmann, Johannes ^a   Miano, Teodoro M ^b   Miltner, Anja ^a   Schroth, Götz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical characterization of SOM; Ecology; Fertility; Humification; Mineralization; Organic matter; Soil; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

HUMIFICATION; MINERALIZATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TROPICS;

EID: 0030726860     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00040-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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