Discrepancies in utilization of density fractionation along with ultrasonic dispersion to obtain distinct pools of soil organic matter

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 500-504

  Griepentrog, Marco ^a   Schmidt, Michael W I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Free light fraction; Heavy fraction; Methodological parameters; Occluded light fraction; Separation technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880702148     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201200469     Document Type: Article

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