Interference problems with phosphoantimonylmolybdenum colorimetric measurement of phosphorus in soil and plant materials

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 1299-1316

  Kowalenko, C G ^a,b   Babuin, D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colorimetric analysis; Inductively coupled argon plasma spectroscopy; Phosphorus; Plant digestion; Soil test

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLORIMETRY; EDTA; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SOIL TEST;

EID: 34248531256     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701328594     Document Type: Article

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