Fulvic acid carbon as a diagnostic feature for agricultural soil evaluation

Soil Science

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-61

  Zalba, P ^a   Quiroga, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fulvic acid carbon; Tillage systems; Total carbon

Indexed keywords

FULVIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL CARBON;

EID: 0033046092     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199901000-00008     Document Type: Article

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