Quality assurance in agricultural laboratories in Southern Africa

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Barnard, Robin O ^a,d   Van Vuuren, Arri J A ^b   Claassens, Andries S ^c  

^a Institute for Soil   (South Africa)

^b Central Analytical Laboratories   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d Climate and Water Private Bag 77   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; SOIL SCIENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 17444412336     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-200042954     Document Type: Conference Paper

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