Nitrogen mineralization and availability in manure composts from Quebec biological farms

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 345-350

  N'Dayegamiye, Adrien ^a   Royer, Raynald ^a   Audesse, Pierre ^a  

^a Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Humification ratios or indexes; Manure composts; N availability; N mineralization; Orchardgrass; Peat; Yields

Indexed keywords

MANURE COMPOST; NITROGEN CYCLING;

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA;

EID: 0030732369     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S96-004     Document Type: Article

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