On-farm evaluation of a phosphorus site index for Delaware

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-97

  Leytem, April B ^a   Sims, J Thomas ^b   Coale, Frank J ^c  

^a Northwest Irrigat Soils Res Lab   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Delmarva; Phosphorus; Phosphorus site index

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; PHOSPHORUS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038331954     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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