Rapid and accurate evaluation of the quality of commercial organic fertilizers using near infrared spectroscopy.

The composting industry has been growing rapidly in China because of a boom in the animal industry. Therefore, a rapid and accurate assessment of the quality of commercial organic fertilizers is of the utmost importance. In this study, a novel technique that combines near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy...

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Main Authors: Chang Wang, Chichao Huang, Jian Qian, Jian Xiao, Huan Li, Yongli Wen, Xinhua He, Wei Ran, Qirong Shen, Guanghui Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3934863?pdf=render