Effects of charcoal as slow release nutrient carrier on N-P-K dynamics and soil microbial population: Pot experiments with ferralsol substrate

Amazonian Dark Earths: Wim Sombroek's Vision

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 325-338

  Steiner, C ^a   Garcia, M ^b   Zech, W ^c  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

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EID: 80051468902     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9031-8_17     Document Type: Chapter

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