Impact of imported fire ants on the texture and fertility of Mississippi soils

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 447-457

  Green, William P ^a   Pettry, David E ^a   Switzer, Richard E ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL TEXTURE; SULPHUR;

MISSISSIPPI; USA;

SOLENOPSIS;

EID: 0031971629     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629809369957     Document Type: Article

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