Does the methoxyl group content of the humic acid-like fraction of composts provide a criterion to evaluate their maturity?

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2976-2979

  Larré Larrouy, Marie Christine ^a   Thuriès, Laurent ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Organic Fertilizers   (France)

Author keywords

Compost maturity; Humic acid like fraction; Lignin; Methoxyl groups

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGNIN; NUTRITION;

COMPOST MATURITY; HUMIC ACID-LIKE FRACTION;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

COMPOST; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMIC ACID; LIGNIN; MATURATION; TRACER;

COMPOSTING; LIGNINS; METHOXYL GROUPS;

OVIS ARIES; VITACEAE;

EID: 34548137409     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.04.025     Document Type: Article

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