Estimation of soil organic matter by weight loss-on-ignition

Soil Organic Matter: Analysis and Interpretation

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 21-31

  Schulte, E E ^a   Hopkins, B G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Servi Tech Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal temperature; Gypsum; Heating time; Ignition temperature; Soil organic matter estimation; Soil samples; Water loss; Weight loss on ignition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014865778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub46.c3     Document Type: Chapter

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