Different methods for measuring compost stability and maturity

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 549, Issue , 2001, Pages 99-104

  Reinikainen, Olli ^a   Herranen, Markku ^a  

^a Vapo Oy Research Department   (Finland)

Author keywords

FTIR; Growing trials; Self heating; Tunnel composting

Indexed keywords

EID: 10244254622     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.549.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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