The relationship between the phosphorus requirement and ambic 1 phosphorus content of selected South African soils

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 163-170

  Henry, P C ^a   Smith, Marie F ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b ARC Biometry Unit   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ambic method; Phosphorus isotherm; Phosphorus requirement; Phosphorus sorption

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL TYPE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 24944562011     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2005.10634701     Document Type: Article

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