Leaching of nitrogen forms from controlled-release nitrogen fertilizers

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 17-18, 1997, Pages 1663-1674

  Paramasivam, S ^a   Alva, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; NITROGEN; SANDY SOIL;

EID: 0030667555     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629709369906     Document Type: Article

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