Organic matter fractions involved in degradation and humification processes during composting

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-135

  Garcia Gomez A ^a   Bernal, M P ^a   Roig, A ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; LIGNIN; POSITIVE IONS; SOILS; WASTES;

CATIONIC EXCHANGE SITES; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC MATTER FRACTION; WATER SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOST;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLULOSE; COMPOST; HUMIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC MATTER;

CITRUS LIMON; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 22244452364     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2005.10702229     Document Type: Article

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