Direct expression of an index for the degree of humification of humic acids using organic carbon concentration

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-53

  Ikeya, Kosuke ^a   Watanabe, Akira ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Degree of humification; E4 E6; Extraction; Humic acids; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037327615     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2003.10409978     Document Type: Article

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