Experimental Study of Peat Humification Indicators

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 18-26

  Ðîre, Jânis ^a   Kïaviòð, Mâris ^a   Purmalis, Oskars ^a   Melecis, Viesturs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

chemical analysis; decomposition degree; humification degree; peat

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551650945     PISSN: 1407009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10046-008-0009-y     Document Type: Article

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