Labile organic matter as an indicator of organic matter quality in arable and pastoral soils in New Zealand

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-219

  Haynes, R J ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arable soils; Labile organic matter; Light fraction C; Pasture

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMASS; COLLOID; CROP ROTATION; NEW ZEALAND; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; SOLUBILITY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033976276     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00148-0     Document Type: Article

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