Practice mode Soil Science

Who is credited with defining humic acid?

Correct answer C. Felbeck

Explanation

Humic acid is defined operationally as the humus fraction soluble in alkali but precipitated by acid; this definition is attributed in soil chemistry texts to G. T. Felbeck's work on humus.

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