Surface soil aggregation, trace, and heavy metal enrichment under long-term application of farm yard manure and mineral fertilizers

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 1505-1516

  Ogunwole, J O ^a   Ogunleye, P O ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Farmyard manure; Mineral fertilizers; Trace and heavy metals

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; HEAVY METAL; MINERAL; MINERAL FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROGEN PHOSPHORUS POTASSIUM FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZER; POTASSIUM; TRACE METAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGREGATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANURE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; COWDUNG; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANURE; MEAN WEIGHT DIAMETER; NUTRIENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL AGGREGATION; SOIL ENRICHMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TREATMENT; SURFACE SOIL; WEIGHT; WIND EROSION;

EID: 3042612309     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-120038551     Document Type: Article

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