Sorghum growth, root responses, and soil-solution aluminum and manganese on pH-stratified sandy soil

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-117

  Miller, Gregory ^a   Mamo, Martha ^b   Drijber, Rhae ^b   Wortmann, Charles ^b   Renken, Roger ^b  

^a Nunhems

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic soil; Al toxicity; Band liming; Ph stratification; Subsoil acidity

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 64349104729     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200700227     Document Type: Article

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