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Phosphorous forms in cultivated indian black earth (anthrosols) of varying texture in the brazilian Amazon

Kleberson Worslley de Souza, Hedinaldo Narciso Lima, Carlos Ernesto G.R. Schaefer, Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira, Karina Pulrolnik, Guilherme Resende Corrêa

01/Oct/2009

Despite the agricultural importance of Indian Black Earth (IBE) in the Amazon region, there are few studies that report on the relation between soil texture and chemical fertility of IBE. These soils of pre-Colombian origin, with high contents of P, Ca and other nutrients are found across the Amazon valley. IBE profiles were studied to evaluate the total contents of P, its primary chemical forms and the P transformation phases in areas with IBE soils of variable texture and in […]