Compost incorporation increases plant available water in a drastically disturbed serpentine soil

Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 939-953

  Curtis, Matthew J ^a   Claassen, Victor P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compost amendment; Plant available water; Pressure plate nonequilibrium; Revegetation; Serpentine

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPOST; DATA SET; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MINERALOGY; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT; REVEGETATION; SERPENTINE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL WATER; TOPSOIL; TOXICITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS;

EID: 33748681989     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000187352.16740.8e     Document Type: Article

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