Nitrogen availability

Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 613-646

  Griffin, Timothy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological methods; Field validation; Nitrogen availability; Soil nitrogen concentration; Soil testing methods; SOMN availability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103035065     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr49.c15     Document Type: Chapter

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