Soil productivity after decomposition of waste materials under different soil moisture and temperature

Plant Production Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-114

  Thongjoo, Chaisit ^a   Miyagawa, Shuichi ^a   Kawakubo, Nobumitsu ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decomposition rate; Maize; Soil productivity; Waste materials

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646178163     PISSN: 1343943X     EISSN: 13491008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/pps.9.106     Document Type: Article

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