Quality of different mulch materials and their decomposition and N release under low moisture regimes

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 136-140

  Seneviratne, G ^a   Van Holm, L H J ^a   Kulasooriya, S A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Leaves; Low moisture; Nitrogen release

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 0031929180     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050356     Document Type: Article

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