Nutrient concentrations and acidity in ferralitic soil under perennial cropping, fallow and primary forest in central Amazonia

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 219-231

  Schroth, G ^a,c   Seixas, R ^b   Da Silva, L F ^b   Teixeira, W G ^b   Zech, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; LAND USE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0034043506     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2000.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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