Effect of cultivation on physical speciation of humic substances and plant nutrients in aggregate fractions of crusting soil from Zimbabwe

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-102

  Pardo, M T ^a   Giampaolo, S ^b   Almendros, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggregate fractions; Available and exchangeable cations; Crusting soils; Humic substances

Indexed keywords

HUMIFICATION; SOIL CRUSTING; SOIL FERTILITY; TILLAGE; TILLAGE PRACTICES;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0030613434     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050287     Document Type: Article

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