Phosphatase activity of Ultisols and relationship to soil fertility indices

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 262-266

  Senwo, Zachary N ^a   Ranatunga, Thilini D ^a   Tazisong, Irenus A ^a   Taylor, Robert W ^a   He, Zhongqi ^b  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid phosphomonoesterase; Alabama Ultisols; Alkaline phosphomonoesterase; Phosphodiesterase; Stepwise regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847340172     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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