Comparison of analytical methods for organic matter in composts and organic mulches

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 17-18, 2005, Pages 2587-2599

  Zhang, Min ^a   Li, Yuncong ^b   Stoffella, Peter J ^b  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Organic matter; Organic mulch; Weight loss on ignition

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPOST; MULCH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 27644570184     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620500257317     Document Type: Article

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