Bulk density and porosity distributions in a compost pile

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-121

  Van Ginkel, J T ^a   Raats, P A C ^a   Van Haneghem, I A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Compost; Decomposition; Settlement; Transport processes

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; MANURE; POROSITY; STRAW;

BULK DENSITY; COMPOST; POROSITY;

EID: 0033493235     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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