Long-term decomposition of organic materials with different carbon/nitrogen ratios

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 41-54

  Chen, X ^a   Cabrera, M L ^b   Zhang, L ^a   Shi, Y ^a   Shen, S M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Carbon; Decomposition; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER;

CROP RESIDUE; DECOMPOSITION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AGRICULTURE; ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CORN; DECOMPOSITION; FECES; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PLANT; RICE; SOIL; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037222803     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-120017414     Document Type: Article

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