Liming and nutrient supply properties of n-viro treated sewage sludge

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 469, Issue , 1998, Pages 43-50

  Chambers, Brian ^a   Nicholson, Fiona ^a   Aitken, Mark ^b  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Composts; Nitrate leaching; Soil amendments; Soil ph

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM;

EID: 34548007980     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.469.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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