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Humus Composition

Humus Composition is a scientific construct that specifies the relative proportions and chemical characteristics of organic constituents within humus, distinguishing it as a qualitative and quantitative descriptor of the stable end products of soil organic matter decomposition.

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Humus Chemistry—Genesis, Composition, Reactions

J. W. Parsons · Soil Science · 1983 · 4.1K citations

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The effect of soil drying on humus decomposition and nitrogen availability

Heidi Birch · Plant and Soil · 1958 · 1.6K citations

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Plant litter: decomposition, humus formation, carbon sequestration

Choice Reviews Online · 2014 · 1.5K citations

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Phospholipid Fatty Acid Composition, Biomass, and Activity of Microbial Communities from Two Soil Types Experimentally Exposed to Different Heavy Metals

Åsa Frostegård, Anders Tunlid, Erland Bååth · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1993 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Physiological effects of humic substances on higher plants

Serenella Nardi, Diego Pizzeghello, Adele Muscolo et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 2002 · 1.1K citations

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  1. AP
    Alessandro Piccolo

    University of Naples Federico II, Italy

    42 publications · 4.6K citations

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  2. MS
    M. Schnitzer

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

    56 publications · 4.3K citations

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  3. HS
    H.‐R. Schulten

    Hochschule Fresenius, Germany

    27 publications · 2K citations

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  4. FJ
    Francisco Javier González-Vila

    Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla, Spain

    30 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. GA
    Gonzalo Almendros

    Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain

    30 publications · 1.6K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    33 h-index

    131 publications

    6.5K citations

  2. University of Naples Federico II

    Naples, Italy

    32 h-index

    95 publications

    10.1K citations

  3. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

    Madrid, Spain

    30 h-index

    111 publications

    5.8K citations

  4. University of Bari Aldo Moro

    Bari, Italy

    29 h-index

    86 publications

    6.5K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    28 h-index

    199 publications

    9.3K citations

  6. University of Bayreuth

    Bayreuth, Germany

    25 h-index

    60 publications

    5K citations

  7. Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla

    Seville, Spain

    24 h-index

    72 publications

    3.8K citations

  8. Nagoya University

    Nagoya, Japan

    24 h-index

    137 publications

    5.4K citations

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  1. Geoderma

    108 publications · 7.8K citations

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  2. Soil Science Society of America Journal

    SSSAJ · 76 publications · 5.8K citations

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  3. Environmental Science & Technology

    53 publications · 7K citations

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  4. Soil Science

    81 publications · 9.9K citations

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  5. Organic Geochemistry

    67 publications · 4.8K citations

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