Effect of lime (CaCo3) application on soil structural stability of a red earth

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-86

  Chan, K Y ^a   Heenan, D P ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ca organic matter bondings; Direct drilling; Macroaggregate stability; Microbial biomass

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031888136     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/S97054     Document Type: Article

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