Integrated evaluation of variation in biological, chemical and physical soil properties

Ambio

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-15

  Stenberg, Bo ^a   Pell, Mikael ^a   Torstensson, Lennart ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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AGRICULTURAL SOIL; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOIL QUALITY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0031934396     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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55. The great help by Lena Funke and Olle Forsberg in sampling and analyzing the soils is thankfully acknowledged. The farmers are thanked for their interest and for sharing their knowledge about their soils. The people at a number of institutes for agricultural research and consultation around the country are also thanked for help with the sampling and delivering of soils.