Measurement and use of pH and electrical conductivity for soil quality analysis

Methods for Assessing Soil Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 169-185

  Smith, Jeffrey L ^a   Doran, John W ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural management practices; On farm measurement; Soil acidity; Soil electrical conductivity; Soil quality analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745552001     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub49.c10     Document Type: Chapter

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