Impact of chemical composition of legume residues and initial soil pH on pH change of a soil after residue incorporation

Plant and Soil

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-38

  Tang, C ^a   Yu, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Decomposition; Excess cations; Legume residue; Soil acidification

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; CHLOROFORM; CLOVER; FARMING SYSTEM; LEGUME; PH; PLANT RESIDUE; SOIL;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP RESIDUE; LEGUME; PH;

EID: 0033382363     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004704018912     Document Type: Article

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