Forms and reactions of organic sulfur compounds in soils

Sulfur in Agriculture

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 207-232

  Freney, J R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flooded soils; Microbial inhibitors; Microorganisms; Mineralization; Organic sulfur compounds; Organic sulfur forms; Organic sulfur reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102482694     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr27.c6     Document Type: Chapter

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