Spatial variability in pH and key soil nutrients: Is this an opportunity to increase fertiliser and lime-use efficiency in grazing systems?

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 817-827

  Trotter, Mark ^a,b   Guppy, Chris ^a,b   Haling, Rebecca ^b,c   Trotter, Tieneke ^b   Edwards, Clare ^b,d   Lamb, David ^a,b  

^a CRC for Spatial Information   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Central Tablelands Local Land Services   (Australia)

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EID: 84906841646     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP13449     Document Type: Article

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