Effect of phosphorus, potassium and lime application on pasture in acid soil in yunnan province, China

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 523-535

  Junquan, Zhao ^a,c   Michalk, D L ^d   Yifei, Wen ^b,c   Kemp, D R ^b   Guozhen, Du ^a   Nicol, Helen ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid soil; Pasture yield; Phosphorus fertiliser; Potassium fertiliser; Yunnan Province

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; LEGUME; LIME; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

BOVIDAE; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 39049126685     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288230709510320     Document Type: Article

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