Size and density fractionation of soil organic matter and the physical capacity of soils to protect organic matter

Developments in Crop Science

Volumn 25, Issue C, 1997, Pages 245-255

  Hassink, Jan ^a   Whitmore, Andrew P ^c   Kubát, Jaromir ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Capacity; Modelling; Physical protection; Size and density fractionation; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957773158     PISSN: 0378519X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-519X(97)80025-6     Document Type: Chapter

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