The chemistry of soil organic nitrogen: A review

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-15

  Schulten, H R ^a   Schnitzer, M ^b  

^a SGS Institut Fresenius GmbH   (Germany)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

15N NMR Mass spectrometry Soil organic matter; Analytical pyrolysis; Heterocyclic nitrogen; Humic substances; Model structure; UnidentifIed nitrogen

Indexed keywords

HUMIC SUBSTANCE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0344624876     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050335     Document Type: Review

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