Nutrient-release rates of controlled-release fertilizers in forest soil

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 739-750

  Haase, Diane L ^a   Alzugaray, Patricio ^b   Rose, Robin ^a   Jacobs, Douglass F ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Instituto Forestal   (Chile)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Reforestation; Seedling nutrition

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST SOIL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; REFORESTATION; SEEDLING; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947403525     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701220692     Document Type: Article

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