Organic matter dynamics in soils of the tropics-from myth to complex reality

Myths and Science of Soils of the Tropics

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 17-33

  Greenland, D J ^a   Wild, A ^b   Adams, D ^b  

^a Scientific Services   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organic matter dynamics; Quality myth; Quantity myth; Soil organic matter turnover; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 85101888821     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub29.c2     Document Type: Chapter

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