Phosphorus forms, lateritic nodules and soil properties along a hillslope in northern Ghana

Catena

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-15

  Abekoe, M K ^a   Tiessen, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfisol; Catena; Laterite; Phosphorus availability; Phosphorus fractionation

Indexed keywords

HILLSLOPE; LATERITE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROPERTY;

GHANA;

EID: 0031597592     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(98)00063-0     Document Type: Article

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