Interlaboratory and intralaboratory testing of soil sulfate analysis in mollisols of the Pampas

Sulfur [S] deficiencies in grain and forage crops have been detected in many agricultural regions of the world, but soil tests are not commonly used as the basis for S fertilizer recommendation programs. Errors of measurements of soil sulfate were determined to assess whether the variation among and...

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Otros Autores: Russi, Daniela, Gutiérrez Boem, Flavio Hernán, Prystupa, Pablo, Rubio, Gerardo
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