Changes in Soil Properties and Carbon Content Following Compost Application: Results of On-farm Sampling

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-96

  Brown, Sally ^a   Cotton, Matt ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b Integrated Waste Management Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; COMPOSTING; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

COMPOST APPLICATIONS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY; WATER INFILTRATION;

INFILTRATION;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BULK DENSITY; COMPOST; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD SURVEY; GRAVIMETRY; INFILTRATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SAMPLING; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEXTURE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960247654     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2011.10736983     Document Type: Article

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