A critical assessment of methods for determining organic phosphorus in savanna soils

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-181

  Agbenin, J O ^a,b   Iwuafor, E N O ^a   Ayuba, B ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b INSTITUTO AGRONÔMICO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Extraction methods; Ignition; Nigeria; Organic phosphorus; Savanna soils

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

EXTRACTION METHOD; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; SAVANNA; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032942717     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050481     Document Type: Article

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