New evidence for the molecular composition of soil organic matter in vertisols

Soil Science

Volumn 164, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 857-870

  Leinweber, Peter ^a   Schulten, Hans Rolf ^a   Jancke, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analytical pyrolysis; Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Organic nitrogen; Particle size fractions; Soil organic matter; Vertisol

Indexed keywords

HUMIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER; VERTISOL;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS;

EID: 0032762740     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199911000-00010     Document Type: Article

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