Topsoil replacement depth and organic amendment effects on plant nutrient uptake from reclaimed natural gas wellsites

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 859-869

  Zvomuya, Francis ^a   Larney, Francis J ^a   Akinremi, Olalekan O ^b   Lemke, Reynald L ^c   Klaassen, Vasile E ^d  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Organic amendments; Phosphorus; Reclamation; Topsoil replacement

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS; RECLAIMED LAND; SOIL AMENDMENT; TOPSOIL; WHEAT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34248186639     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S06-003     Document Type: Article

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