Zeolitic soils of the Deccan basalt areas in India: Their pedology and edaphology

Current Science

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 309-318

  Pal, D K ^a   Wani, S P ^a   Sahrawat, K L ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Edaphology; Heulandites; Pedology; Soil zeolites; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883745029     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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