Chemical properties of atoll soils in the Marshall Islands and constraints to crop production

Geoderma

Volumn 136, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 666-681

  Deenik, J L ^a   Yost, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Atoll soils; Chemical properties; Marshall Islands; Nutrient availability; Organic matter; Soil testing

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; PH EFFECTS;

ATOLL SOILS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY;

SOIL TESTING;

ATOLL; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CROP PRODUCTION; SANDY SOIL; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CULTIVATION; FARM CROPS; ION EXCHANGE; MARSHALL ISLANDS; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; SOIL;

MARSHALL ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33751240037     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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