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The availability of potash in a typical Mauritius soil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

N. Craig  and
R. Lincoln
N. Craig
Affiliation:
Assistant Chemist, Department of Agriculture, Mauritius.
R. Lincoln
Affiliation:
Assistant Chemist, Department of Agriculture, Mauritius.
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Very considerable amounts of money are annually expended in Mauritius for the purchase of artificial fertilisers, and consequently it is of importance to know what happens to these substances when they are added to the soil. Extensive laboratory experiments have been carried out with nitrogenous fertilisers(1, 2), and also with phosphatic manures(3), and in order to complete the series an investigation into the availability of potash when applied in various forms was undertaken. Local practice favours the use of potash chiefly in the form of nitrate of potash and molasses, and on this account the availability of the potassium oxide in these two substances was tested, and in addition, in potassium sulphate.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 1929 , pp. 397 - 403
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1929

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