Long-term trends in fertility of soils under continuous cultivation and cereal cropping in southern queensland. ii* Total organic carbon and its rate of loss from the soil profile

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 281-292

  Dalal, R C ^a   Mayer, R J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

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EID: 0022835003     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9860281     Document Type: Article

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