Importance of charred organic matter in Black Chernozem soils of Saskatchewan

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2001, Pages 285-297

  Ponomarenko, E V ^a   Anderson, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon flows; Carbon pool; Char; Fire; Soil organic matter; UV oxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037877024     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/s00-075     Document Type: Article

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