Evaluation of maturity and stability of pruning waste compost and their effect on carbon and nitrogen mineralization in soil

Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 360-370

  Benito, M ^a   Masaguer, A ^b   Moliner, A ^b   Arrigo, N ^c   Palma, R M ^c   Effron, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carbon mineralization; Compost maturity; Compost stability; Nitrogen mineralization

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; SOIL AMENDMENT;

EID: 21244464726     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000169909.87237.c5     Document Type: Article

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