Categorisation of soils based on potassium reserves and production systems: Implications in K management

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 438-447

  Srinivasarao, Ch ^a   Vittal, K P R ^b   Tiwari, K N ^c   Gajbhiye, P N ^b   Kundu, Sumanta ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE   (India)

^c India Programme   (India)

Author keywords

Nonexchangeable K; Rainfed regions; Soil categorisation; Soil potassium reserves

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; SOILS;

NONEXCHANGEABLE K; RAINFED REGIONS; SOIL CATEGORIZATION; SOIL POTASSIUM RESERVES;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALFISOL; BIOMASS; CROP; OXISOL; POTASSIUM; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL PROFILE; VERTISOL;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ELEUSINE CORACANA; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548820464     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR07024     Document Type: Article

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