Farming with rocks and minerals: Challenges and opportunities

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 731-747

  Van Straaten, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Phosphate rock; Rock fertilizer; Soil nutrient replenishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845466679     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 00013765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652006000400009     Document Type: Article

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