Bauxite residue fines as an amendment to residue sands to enhance plant growth potential-a glasshouse study

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 889-902

  Anderson, Jonathan D ^a   Bell, Richard W ^a   Phillips, Ian R ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Alcoa of Australia Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia saligna; Exchangeable cations; Plant available water; Red mud; Residue rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE; BIOACCUMULATION; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEGUME; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAND; SEAWATER; SODIUM; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; WATER RETENTION;

AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA;

EID: 84860389386     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-011-0379-7     Document Type: Article

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