Effects of excreta return on properties of a grazed pasture soil

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 79-85

  Carran, R A ^a   Theobald, P W ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Exchangeable cations; Nitrogen; Soil carbon; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

FECES; PASTURE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; URINE;

EID: 0034017047     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009842727493     Document Type: Article

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