The critical moisture range for rapid microbial decomposition of rice straw during storage

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 673-677

  Reddy, A P ^a   Jenkins, B M ^a   VanderGheynst, J S ^a  

^a Univ of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Moisture content; Respiration; Rice straw; Self heating

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; RESPIRATION; RICE STRAW; SELF-HEATING;

BIOACTIVITY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DETERIORATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HEATING; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

MOISTURE;

CELLULOSE; DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; RICE; SOIL RESPIRATION; STORAGE; STRAW;

EID: 67049172293     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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