Spatial variation of soil urease activity around irrigated date palms

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-169

  Cookson, Peter ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Arid farming; Commercial farms; Oman; Organic carbon; Salinization; Soil enzyme

Indexed keywords

CROP PEST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IRRIGATION; SALINIZATION;

OMAN;

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 0032978753     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089030699263393     Document Type: Article

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