Bulk soil electrical conductivity as an estimator of nutrients in the maize cultivated land

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-51

  Aimrun, W ^a   Amin, M S M ^a   Rusnam, M ^a   Ahmad, Desa ^a   Hanafi, M M ^a   Anuar, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bulk soil electrical conductivity; Kriging map; Soil nutrients; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649797801     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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