Release of sulphate, potassium, calcium and magnesium from spent mushroom compost under laboratory conditions

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 146-151

  Stewart, D P C ^a   Cameron, K C ^a   Cornforth, I S ^a   Main, B E ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Incubation; Kinetic models; Soil; Spent mushroom compost

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 0031905566     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050358     Document Type: Article

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