Compost maturity effects on nitrogen and carbon mineralization and plant growth

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 228-236

  Griffin, T S ^a   Hutchinson, M ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CORRELATION METHODS; CROPS; LIGNIN; NATURAL FIBERS; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOILS;

AEROBIC INCUBATION; MINERALIZATION; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; PHYTOTOXICITY; RYEGRASS; WINDROW;

COMPOSTING;

CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOST; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT;

CARBON; COMPOST; CORRELATION; FARM CROPS; GROWTH; LIGNINS; MATURITY; NATURAL FIBERS; NITROGEN; PLANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 44249098566     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2007.10702338     Document Type: Article

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