Leaf litter ash alkalinity and neutralisation of soil acidity

Plant and Soil

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 293-302

  Noble, A D ^a   Zenneck, Irene ^a,b   Randall, P J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

aluminium; ash alkalinity; soil acidity; soil amelioration; tree litter

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBOIDEA; LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; MELIA AZEDARACH; PINUS RADIATA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

ALKALINITY; ALUMINIUM; ASH; LEAF LITTER; LIMING; PHYTOTOXICITY; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL AMELIORATION;

EID: 0029660896     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00009340     Document Type: Article

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