Total carbon, organic carbon, and organic matter

Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 3: Chemical Methods

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 961-1010

  Nelson, Darrell W ^a   Sommers, Lee E ^b  

^a University of Nebraska Lincoln Agricultural Research Division   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry combustion technique; Inorganic carbon; Noncalcareous soil; Organic carbon; Organic matter content; Soil organic matter; Total carbon analysis; Wet combustion technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 85084940845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser5.3.c34     Document Type: Chapter

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