Evidence of accelerated soil acidification under Stylosanthes-dominated pastures

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1309-1322

  Noble, A D ^a   Cannon, M ^a   Muller, D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Management; Soil acidity; Stylosanthes; Tropics

Indexed keywords

LEGUME; PASTURE; SEMIARID TROPICS; SOIL ACIDIFICATION;

AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; QUEENSLAND;

STYLOSANTHES;

EID: 0030775676     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/S97053     Document Type: Article

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