Soil phosphorus fractions in unfertilized fallow-maize systems on two tropical soils

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 320-326

  Maroko, Jeremiah B ^a   Buresh, Roland J ^a   Smithson, Paul C ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; FARMS; LAND USE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL METHODS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; VEGETATION;

CROP ROTATION; CROPPING SEASONS; ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID; FALLOW MAIZE SYSTEMS; INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; LAND USE SYSTEMS; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PHOSPHORUS FRACTIONS; STANDARD ERROR OF THE DIFFERENCE IN MEANS;

SOILS;

ALFISOL; CROP ROTATION; LEGUME; OXISOL; PHOSPHORUS; TROPICAL SOIL;

KENYA;

EID: 0032901768     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1999.03615995006300020009x     Document Type: Article

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