Acidity/Al aspects in soils of the Lusikisiki area, Eastern Cape Province

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-92

  Buhmann C ^a   Beukes, D J ^a   Turner, D P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Al in secondary Fe minerals; Amorphous components; Extractable al; Organic matter bound al

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ALUMINUM; IRON; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745376772     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2006.10634736     Document Type: Article

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