Consequences of basic slag on soil pH, calcium and magnesium status in acid sulfate soils under various water contents

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 896-903

  Khan, Md Harunor Rashid ^a   Bhuiyan, Md Mukaddas Ali ^b   Kabir, Syed Monzur ^b   Blume, Hans Peter ^c   Oki, Yoko ^a   Adachi, Tadashi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid sulfate soils; Basic slag; Calcium and magnesium status; Incubation period; Water contents

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PH; SLAG; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

EID: 34948814630     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.896.903     Document Type: Article

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