Organic amendments influence nutrient availability and cotton productivity in irrigated Vertosols

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1068-1074

  Ghosh, Subhadip ^a   Hulugalle, Nilantha ^b   Lockwood, Peter ^a   King, Kathleen ^a   Kristiansen, Paul ^a   Daniel, Heiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compost; Gin trash; Manure; Soil quality; Typic Haplustert; Vermicast; Vertosol

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOST; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION; MANURE; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NARRABRI; NEW SOUTH WALES;

BOS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 53949113361     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR08141     Document Type: Article

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