The chemical properties of acid soils with emphasis on soils of the humid tropics

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CM
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africa
cg.subject.iitaSOIL HEALTHen
cg.subject.iitaSOIL FERTILITYen
cg.subject.iitaAGRONOMYen
dc.contributor.authorGillman, G.P.en
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-25T17:09:03Zen
dc.date.available2019-06-25T17:09:03Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/101734
dc.titleThe chemical properties of acid soils with emphasis on soils of the humid tropicsen
dcterms.abstractThis paper does not present an exhaustive review of the properties of acid soils. Rather, emphasis is placed on three topics, viz. soil pH, exchange properties, and sulfate sorption, with bias towards the author’s experience with soils from the world humid tropical region. The discussion on pH and exchange properties centers around the selection of laboratory methods, which should give relevant information about field conditions, and about the application of this knowledge to soil management. Sulfate sorption mechanisms for variable and constant charge minerals are distinguished, and the likely role of exchangeable Al is discussed. There are no abrupt changes in soil properties at the 23° parallel, so that the principles discussed should generally be applicable to a wide variety of acid soils throughout the world.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGillman, G.P. (1991). The chemical properties of acid soils with emphasis on soils of the humid tropics. In: R.J. Wright et al, Plant-soil intereactions at low pH. Dordrecht, The Netherland: Kluwer Academic publishers, (p. 3-14).en
dcterms.extentp. 3-14en
dcterms.issued1991
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectcation exchange capacityen
dcterms.subjectsoil phen
dcterms.subjectsoilen
dcterms.subjectagricultural productionen
dcterms.subjectmanganeseen
dcterms.subjectaluminiumen
dcterms.typeBook Chapter

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