Correcting estimates of root chemical composition for soil contamination

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 702-707

  Hunt, H W ^a   Reuss, D E ^a   Elliott, E T ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash free estimates; Plant chemical composition; Root nutrient estimates; Root soil mixtures; Soil chemical composition; Soil contamination of root samples; Soil corrected estimates

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ERROR CORRECTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUTRIENT; ROOT;

EID: 0033029298     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0702:CEORCC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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