Potassium indexing of crops grown on eight benchmark soil series of India

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 1369-1379

  Singh, Komal ^a   Bansal, S K ^a  

^a Potash Research Institute of India   (India)

Author keywords

Benchmark soil series; K deficiency; K indexing; Plant K; Soil K

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COTTON; MONSOON; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POTASSIUM; SUGAR CANE; WHEAT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 68849099573     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620902818047     Document Type: Article

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