Changes in soil fertility and leaf nutrient concentration at a sugar cane plantation in Papua New Guinea

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 1045-1060

  Hartemink, Alfred E ^a  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SUGAR CANE;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

ARUNDINARIA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

EID: 0031841059     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629809370006     Document Type: Article

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