Distribution of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in water-stable aggregates of an organic waste amended Ultisol in southern Nigeria

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 509-516

  Adesodun, J K ^a   Mbagwu, J S C ^a   Oti, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Fertility erosion; Nigeria; Water stable aggregates

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; SIEVES; SOILS;

INORGANIC FERTILIZERS; MESOAGGREGATES; NUTRIENTS; WET SIEVING;

CARBON;

CARBON; FERTILIZER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

AGGREGATE; ULTISOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MANURE; NIGERIA; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC WASTE; POULTRY FARMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RICE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NIGERIA; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER;

EID: 7444232497     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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