An approach for estimating when soils will reach maximum nitrogen storage

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-286

  Schipper, L A ^a   Percival, H J ^b   Sparling, G P ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; New Zealand soils; Nitrogen storage; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STORAGE;

EID: 7944227131     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2004255     Document Type: Article

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