Changes in soil chemical properties under long-term sugar cane monoculture and their possible role in sugar yield decline

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 967-984

  Bramley, R G V ^a,b   Ellis, N ^b   Nable, R O ^a,b   Garside, A L ^a,c  

^a Sugar Yield Decline Joint Venture   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

monoculture; soil chemical properties; sugar cane; yield decline

Indexed keywords

ARUNDINARIA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

MONOCULTURE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SUGAR CANE; YIELD DECLINE;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0029660926     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960967     Document Type: Article

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