Unraveling the long-term stabilization mechanisms of organic materials in soils by physical fractionation and NMR spectroscopy

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 171, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-18

  Courtier Murias, Denis ^a,d   Simpson, André J ^a   Marzadori, Claudio ^b   Baldoni, Guido ^b   Ciavatta, Claudio ^b   Fernández, José M ^c   López de Sá, Esther G ^c   Plaza, César ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

Cattle manure; Crop residues; NMR spectroscopy; Organic amendments; Organomineral complexes; Physical fractionation; Soil aggregates; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CROP RESIDUE; DECOMPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MACROAGGREGATE; MANURE; MICROAGGREGATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLARIZATION; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; SPECTROSCOPY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

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EID: 84876718818     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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