Sensitivity analysis of six soil organic matter models applied to the decomposition of animal manures and crop residues

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 217-236

  Cavalli, Daniele ^a   Gallina, Pietromarino ^a   Bechini, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immobilisation; Michaelis Menten kinetics; Mineralisation; Monod kinetics; Overflow; Priming effect

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CROP RESIDUE; DECOMPOSITION; IMMOBILIZATION; MANURE; POLYSACCHARIDE; REACTION KINETICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WATER CONTENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 85007439049     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2016.757     Document Type: Article

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