Phosphorus requirements of tropical grazing systems: The northern Australian experience

Plant and Soil

Volumn 349, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 55-67

  McIvor, J G ^a   Guppy, C ^b   Probert, M E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Phosphorus balance; Phosphorus responses; Superphosphate; Supplements

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CATTLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRAZING; GUIDELINE; MIXED FARMING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PASTORALISM; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUPERPHOSPHATE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 82555165048     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-0906-8     Document Type: Article

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