The long-term impact of two pasture production systems on soil acidification in southern Queensland

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 335-343

  Noble, A D ^a   Thompson, C H ^a   Jones, R J ^a   Jones, R M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leucaena leucocephala; Nitrogen fertilised pastures; Soil acidification

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PASTURE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SOIL;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 0031826426     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98039     Document Type: Article

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