Quantifying responses to phosphorus in Irish grasslands: Interactions of soil and fertiliser with yield and P concentration

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 144-153

  Schulte, R P O ^a   Herlihy, M ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Mehlich P; Morgan P; Non linear regression; Seasonality; Soil series

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; PHOSPHORUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONALITY; SOIL TEST; YIELD RESPONSE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33846206026     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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