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Studies on soil organic matter: Part III. The extraction of organic carbon and nitrogen from soil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. M. Bremner
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts

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A study has been made of the extraction of organic carbon and nitrogen from soil by various inorganic reagents. The results show that the organic carbon and nitrogen of soil are so intimately associated that, under the influence of any one of the reagents tested, the organic carbon is dissolved only along with, and in proportion to, the organic nitrogen. The relative proportions of carbon and nitrogen extracted vary, however, with both the soil and the extractant.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1949

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