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Carbon and nitrogen in arable soils as affected by supply of N fertilizers and organic manures

  • Jan Persson
  • , Holger Kirchmann

    Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    Abstract

    The sizes of soil organic matter fractions were estimated. The ''old'' humus fraction was estimated to 23.6 t ha(-1) C. The ''active'' and ''young'' humus fractions accounted for 20-61% of the soil organic carbon depending on the level of fertilization and the supply of fresh organic matter. It was stated that those fractions are of great importance for the capacity of the soil to mineralize nitrogen.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)249-255
    Number of pages7
    JournalAgriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
    Volume51
    Issue number1-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1994

    Keywords

    • CARBON, SOIL
    • MANURE
    • NITROGEN FERTILIZER
    • NITROGEN, SOIL
    • SOIL ORGANIC MATTER

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