The response of organic and conventionally grown wheat to superphosphate and reactive phosphate rock

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-78

  Dann, P R ^a,b   Derrick, J W ^c   Dumaresq, D C ^c   Ryan, M H ^c  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b Southern Small Farms Centre   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0001935760     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA9960071     Document Type: Article

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