Nutrient availability and leaching in an archaeological Anthrosol and a Ferralsol of the Central Amazon basin: Fertilizer, manure and charcoal amendments

Plant and Soil

Volumn 249, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 343-357

  Lehmann, Johannes ^a,b   Da Silva Jr , Jose Pereira ^c   Steiner, Christoph ^b   Nehls, Thomas ^b   Zech, Wolfgang ^b   Glaser, Bruno ^b  

^a Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Nutrient leaching; Organic fertilizer; Terra Preta de Indio

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; FERRALSOL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; MANURE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

ORYZA SATIVA; VIGNA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0038581673     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022833116184     Document Type: Article

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