Determining the longer term decline in plant-available soil phosphorus from short-term measured values

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 151-161

  Johnston, A E ^a   Poulton, P R ^a   White, R P ^a   Macdonald, A J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arable; exponential decline; grassland soils; half life; Olsen P decline

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND SOIL; HALF LIFE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LOSS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84959387088     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12253     Document Type: Article

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