Physical and chemical characterisation of the agricultural lands of the Soan-Sakesar Valley, Salt Range, Pakistan

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1035-1046

  Afzal, Shahzad ^a   Younas, Mohammad ^b   Hussain, Khadim ^b  

^a Directorate of Land Reclamation   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Clay mineralogy; Phosphorus; Salinity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SOIL PROPERTY;

PAKISTAN; SALT RANGE; SOAN-SAKESAR VALLEY;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032699965     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR98097     Document Type: Article

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