Direct determination of organic carbon by dry combustion in soils with carbonates

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 155-162

  Santi, Carolina ^a   Certini, Giacomo ^b   D'Acqui, Luigi P ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcareous soils; Correction factor (CF); Soil inorganic carbon (SIC); Soil organic carbon (SOC); Walkley Black method

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS SOIL; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL TEST;

EID: 31544441687     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620500403531     Document Type: Article

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