Scope to improve phosphorus (P) management and balance efficiency of crop and pasture soils with contrasting P status and buffering indices

Plant and Soil

Volumn 349, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 37-54

  Weaver, David M ^a,b   Wong, Mike T F ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agronomic efficiency; Build up; Critical value; Environment; Maintenance; Mediterranean; Sub tropical; Temperate; Water

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL SURFACE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SULFUR; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 82555170232     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-0996-3     Document Type: Article

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