Quantitative determination of organic fractions in highly organic, Sphagnum peat soils

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 847-857

  Wieder, R Kelman ^a   Starr, Scott T ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION METHOD; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PEAT SOIL;

SPHAGNUM;

EID: 0031864476     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629809369990     Document Type: Article

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