Phosphorus nutrition of forest trees

Phosphorus: Agriculture and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 541-558

  Comerford, Nicholas B ^a   De Barros, Nairam Felix ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycle; Fertilizer recommendations; Forest ecosystems; Forest tree nutrition; Nutrient management; Phosphorus bioavailability; Phosphorus deficiencies; Phosphorus fertilization; Phosphorus nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103008733     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr46.c17     Document Type: Chapter

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