Transformation of urea and ammonium nitrate in an entisol and a spodosol under citrus production

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 18-20, 1996, Pages 3045-3057

  Khakural, B R ^a   Alva, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CITRUS PRODUCTION; ENTISOL; NITRIFICATION; SPODOSOL; UREA;

EID: 0030301608     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629609369760     Document Type: Article

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