Phosphorus acquisition and cycling in crop and pasture systems in low fertility tropical soils

Plant and Soil

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 289-294

  Friesen, D K ^a,b   Rao, I M ^a   Thomas, R J ^a   Oberson, A ^a,c   Sanz, J I ^a  

^a Ctro Internacional de Agric Trop   (Colombia)

^b International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development   (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Oxisols; Phosphorus fractionation; Root distribution; Root length; Savannas

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS CYCLING; SOIL FERTILITY; TROPICAL SOIL; TROPICS;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 0030815785     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004226708485     Document Type: Conference Paper

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