Fertilizer P transformations and P availability in hillslope soils of northern Ghana

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-54

  Abekoe, M K ^a,b   Tiessen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Alfisol; Anion exchange resin membranes; Catena; Laterite; Phosphorus availability; Phosphorus fractionation

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SLOPE; SORPTION;

EID: 0031876539     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009745529753     Document Type: Article

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