The capacity of soils to preserve organic C and N by their association with clay and silt particles

Plant and Soil

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-87

  Hassink, Jan ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Organic C and N; Protection capacity; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLAY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SILT;

EID: 0030759387     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004213929699     Document Type: Article

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