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Further experiments on the effect of removing the soluble humus from a soil on its productiveness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Edward M. Crowther
Affiliation:
(Soil Physics Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden.)

Extract

The removal of soluble humus by alkaline extraction from both a garden and a field soil reduced the productiveness over a series of crops in pot experiments. The field soil showed an initial but temporary increase in productiveness.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1925

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