Growth response to fertilisation and recovery of 15N-labelled fertiliser by young hoop pine plantations of subtropical Australia

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-92

  Bubb, K A ^a,b   Xu, Z H ^b   Simpson, J A ^b   Safligna, P G ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

15N recovery; Araucaria cunninghamii; Forest growth; Nitrogen fertiliser

Indexed keywords

ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII;

EID: 0032949933     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009725514807     Document Type: Article

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