Soil nitrogen availability in the cereal zone of South Australia. II. Buffer-extractable nitrogen, mineralisable nitrogen, and mineral nitrogen in soil profile under different land uses

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 949-965

  Xu, Z H ^a,b   Amato, M ^c   Ladd, J N ^c   Elliott, D E ^a  

^a Coop Res Ctr Soil and Land Mgmt ^*  (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

ammonium N; buffer extraction; nitrate N; previous land use; soil mineral N; soil N availability

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CEREAL; LAND USE; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; PLANT UPTAKE;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0029660567     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960949     Document Type: Article

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