Laboratory methods of measuring soil nitrogen status and correlation of measurements with crop responses

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 651-663

  Setatou, H B ^a   Simonis, A D ^a  

^a Soil Science Institute   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP RESPONSE; FERTILIZER; METHOD; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 0029749391     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629609369585     Document Type: Article

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