Management of nitrogen immobilization from waste office paper applications to tropical pacific island soils

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 71-80

  Motavalli, P P ^a   Diambra, O H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; LEUCAENA; ZEA MAYS;

LANDFIL; NITROGEN IMMOBILIZATION; POULTRY MANURE; SOIL AMENDMENT; WASTE PAPER;

PACIFIC, (TROPICAL);

EID: 0031401529     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.1997.10701888     Document Type: Article

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