The Effect of Organic Matter Amendment on Native Soil Humic Substances

Biophysico-Chemical Processes Involving Natural Nonliving Organic Matter in Environmental Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 147-181

  Plaza, C ^a   Senesi, N ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Humic substance reactivity in amended soils; Mineralization and humification process in amended soils; Organic matter amendment on soil humic substances

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869173876     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470494950.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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