Phosphorus management on extensive organic and low-input farms

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-115

  Cornish, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Grain; Grazing; P balance; Pasture cropping; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER; GRAZING; ORGANIC FARMING; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFALL; SOIL FERTILITY; WHEAT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 62549120843     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP07134     Document Type: Conference Paper

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