The potassium status of some Pacific Island soils

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 179-192

  Gangaiya, Philomena ^a   Morrison, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT AVAILABILITY; POTASIUM; POTASSIUM; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL CONDITIONS;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0031889406     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629809369937     Document Type: Article

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