The effects of vermicompost on field turnips and rainfall runoff

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-39

  Classen, John J ^a   Rice, J Mark ^a   Sherman, Rhonda ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; MANURES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; VEGETATION;

INORGANIC NITROGEN; RUNOFF VOLUME; VERMICOMPOST;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOST; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOLIAGE; FRUIT; GROWTH RESPONSE; NITROGEN; PLANT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; SUIDAE;

EID: 33947195933     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2007.10702308     Document Type: Article

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