Wet-dry cycles affect dissolved organic carbon in two California agricultural soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1031-1038

  Lundquist, E J ^a   Jackson, L E ^a   Scow, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; IRRIGATION; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032906380     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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