Soil testing for phosphorus: Comparing the Mehlich 3 and Colwell procedures for soils of south-western Australia

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1185-1200

  Bolland, M D A ^a,b   Allen, D G ^c   Walton, K S ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Chemistry Centre Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CROPS; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS (BOTANY); ROCKS; SOLUTIONS;

SUPERPHOSPHATES;

SOIL TESTING;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL TEST; SUPERPHOSPHATE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0344530931     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR02153     Document Type: Article

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