Carbon mineralization, nitrogen immobilization and pH change in soil after adding volatile fatty acids

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 457-462

  SOrensen P ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOMASS; CARBON; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PH; SOIL; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

CARBON; FATTY ACID; MANURE; NITROGEN; PH; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031719597     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.1998.4930457.x     Document Type: Article

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