Determination of soil organic carbon and nitrogen at the field level using near-infrared spectroscopy

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 413-422

  Martin, P D ^a   Malley, D F ^a   Manning, G ^b   Fuller, L ^b,c  

^a PDK Projects Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon; Near infrared spectroscopy; Nitrogen; Soil; Soil monitoring; Topography

Indexed keywords

NEAR INFRARED; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPECTROSCOPY;

CANADA; MANITOBA;

EID: 0036881646     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S01-054     Document Type: Article

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