A comparison of Olsen and Morgan soil phosphorus test results from the cross-border region of Ireland

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-193

  Foy, R H ^a,b   Tunney, H ^c   Carroll, M J ^b   Byrne, E ^c   Gately, T ^c   Bailey, J S ^a,b   Lennox, S D ^d  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^d Biometrics Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Morgan; Olsen; pH; Phosphorus; Soil tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031318601     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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