Organic acid behavior in soils - Misconceptions and knowledge gaps

Plant and Soil

Volumn 248, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 31-41

  Jones, D L ^a   Dennis, P G ^a   Owen, A G ^a   Van Hees, P A W ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Citrate; Nutrients; Organic anions; Oxalate; Phosphorus; Rhizosphere; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; ROOF; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SORPTION;

EID: 0012895061     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022304332313     Document Type: Article

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