Comparison of broiler litter and commercial fertilizer at equivalent N rates on soil properties

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2432-2447

  Adeli, Ardeshir ^a   Tewolde, Haile ^a   Sistani, Karamat ^b   Rowe, Dennis ^c  

^a CROP SCIENCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Biomass C; Broiler litter; Soil quality; Upland soil

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SILTY LOAM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL QUALITY;

EID: 78149402639     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2010.511374     Document Type: Article

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