Structural stability and natural 13C abundance of humic acids in buried volcanic ash soils

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-152

  Watanabe, Akira ^a   Takada, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

13C NMR; Degree of humification; Fulvic acids; Humic acids; Stable carbon isotopic ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645794753     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2006.00029.x     Document Type: Article

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