Soil acidification under some tropical agricultural systems. 1. Rates of acidification and contributing factors

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 163-173

  Moody, P W ^a   Aitken, R L ^a  

^a Department of Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

cropping systems; liming; management; tropics

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

ACIDIFICATION; CROPPING; LEACHING; LIMING; NITROGEN; SOIL PH; TROPICS;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0030612925     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/S96069     Document Type: Article

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