Organic matter characterization

Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 3: Chemical Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 1011-1069

  Swift, Roger S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Humic substance; Non aqueous solvent; Soil organic matter; Soil polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847537194     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser5.3.c35     Document Type: Chapter

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