Soil organic matter

Soil Conditions and Plant Growth

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 86-131

  Powlson, David ^a   Smith, Pete ^b   De Nobili, Maria ^c  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1002/9781118337295.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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