The variability in total and extractable soil phosphorus under a grazed pasture

Plant and Soil

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-255

  Fisher, E ^a   Thornton, B ^a   Hudson, G ^a   Edwards, A C ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extractable phosphorus; Grassland; Soil variability; Total soil phosphorus

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL NUTRIENT;

EID: 0031732054     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004375221616     Document Type: Article

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