Use of a zeolite synthesised from alkali treated kaolin as a K fertiliser: Glasshouse experiments on leaching and uptake of K by wheat plants in sandy soil

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 684-690

  Zwingmann, Naoko ^a   Mackinnon, Ian D R ^b   Gilkes, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glasshouse experiment; Nutrient leaching; Potassium fertiliser; Wheat; Zeolite N

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; GLASSHOUSE EXPERIMENT; MESOLITE; NUTRIENT LEACHING; SANDY SOILS; SOIL COLUMN LEACHING; WHEAT; WHEAT PLANTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; EXPERIMENTS; KAOLIN; POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS;

LEACHING;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER; KAOLIN; LEACHING; POTASSIUM; WHEAT; ZEOLITE;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 80051946142     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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