Changes in the soil phosphorus status of agricultural land in the Netherlands during the 20th century

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-411

  Reijneveld, J A ^a   Ehlert, P A I ^b   Termorshuizen, A J ^a   Oenema, O ^b  

^a BLGG AgroXpertus   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Changes; Land use; Soil fertility; Soil phosphorus; Soil test database; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; LAND USE; MANURE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL TYPE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649483572     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2010.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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