Nitrogen and Sulfur Fertilization and Dynamics in a Brazilian Entisol under Pasture

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1248-1258

  De Bona, Fabiano Daniel ^a   Monteiro, Francisco Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA BRIZANTHA; FERTILIZER RATES; FORAGE GRASS; FORAGE PLANTS; LOW RATES; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; POT EXPERIMENT; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOIL PH; TROPICAL SOILS;

AGRICULTURE; ESTERS; FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR;

SOILS;

ENTISOL; GRASS; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PASTURE; PH; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SULFUR;

BRACHIARIA; POACEAE; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 77954573037     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0228     Document Type: Article

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