Adaptive attributes of tropical forage species to acid soils II. Differences in shoot and root growth responses to varying phosphorus supply and soil type

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 323-352

  Rao, I M ^a   Borrero, V ^a   Ricaurte, J ^a   Garcia, R ^a   Ayarza, M A ^a,b  

^a Ctro Internacional de Agric Trop   (Colombia)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS PINTOI; BRACHIARIA DICTYONEURA; CENTROSEMA ACUTIFOLIUM; STYLOSANTHES CAPITATA;

EID: 0030029260     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904169609365125     Document Type: Article

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