Relationship between oil palm yield and soil fertility as affected by topography in an indonesian plantation

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 1321-1337

  Balasundram, S ^a   Robert, P ^b   Mulla, D ^b   Allan, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Oil palm; Soil fertility; Topography; Yield

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN TREE; LEAF; PLANTATION; SAMPLING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FERTILITY; TOPOGRAPHY; YIELD RESPONSE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTH SUMATRA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ELAEIS;

EID: 33745299153     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620600626817     Document Type: Article

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