Integrating the Mehlich-3 extractant into existing soil test interpretation schemes

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 5-8, 1996, Pages 1237-1249

  Eckert, D J ^a   Watson, M E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; MEHLICH-3 EXTRACTANT; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS;

USA, OHIO;

EID: 0030455477     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629609369629     Document Type: Article

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