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EVIDENCE OF THE UPWARD MOVEMENT OF NITRATE DURING THE DRY SEASON IN THE KIKUYU RED LOAM COFFEE SOIL
Author(s) -
ROBINSON J. B. D.,
GACOKA P.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.244
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2389
pISSN - 0022-4588
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1962.tb00690.x
Subject(s) - loam , topsoil , nitrate , environmental science , dry season , movement (music) , agronomy , wet season , geography , soil water , soil science , ecology , art , biology , cartography , aesthetics
Summary Evidence is presented to show that an upward movement of nitrate takes place in the Kikuyu red loam coffee topsoil during the hot, dry season following the main rain periods. This upward movement contributes towards the build‐up of nitrate which is observed to take place in the topsoil as it dries out.