%O I thank the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines for financial support and Dr. F.N. Ponnamperuma, Prin­ cipal Soil Chemist, for his interest in the work. %A K L Sahrawat %I Elsevier %V 29 %L icrisat4577 %J Geoderma %N 1 %P 77-80 %D 1983 %X Analyses of 2M KCl extracts of four Histosols (Tropohemists) in aerobic and anaerobic states showed that they contained significant amounts of organic N (21–102 mg N/kg of soil) but that the amounts were higher in anaerobic samples (following 4 weeks incubation under waterlogged conditions). It is suggested that the amounts of organic N extracted by KCl and other salt solutions should be taken into account along with mineral N estimation to avoid error in measuring potentially mineralizable N in Histosols of tropical lowlands. %T Organic nitrogen in potassium chloride extracts of histosols in the Philippines