pH buffering: The chemical response of acidic soils to added alkali

Soil Science

Volumn 165, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 560-566

  Conyers, M K ^a   Helyar, K R ^a   Poile, G J ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidity; Aluminum; Lime requirement; Manganese; pH buffering

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM; BUFFERING; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; PH;

EID: 0033853486     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-200007000-00004     Document Type: Article

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