Sulphur and nitrogen content as sulphur deficiency indicator for grasses

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 172-176

  Mathot, M ^a   Thelier Huche L ^b   Lambert, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Grassland; Indicator; Nitrogen; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DATA SET; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GRASS; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; SULFUR;

POACEAE;

EID: 60649114668     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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