Comparison of Bray-1 and Mehlich-3 tests in high phosphorus soils

Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 212-219

  Ketterings, Q M ^a   Flock, M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Brookside Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bray 1 P; High phosphorus soils; Mehlich 3; Phosphorus index; Phosphorus soil tests

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL TEST; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 15244341148     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-200503000-00007     Document Type: Article

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