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Greenhouse Studies on Alfalfa With Soil Type, Soil Reaction and Borax Fertilization as Variables 1
Author(s) -
Baker A. S.,
Cook R. L.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1959.00021962005100010001x
Subject(s) - borax , boron , greenhouse , agronomy , soil water , human fertilization , boiling , environmental science , chemistry , soil science , biology , raw material , organic chemistry
Synopsis Boron extracted by refluxing soils for five minutes in boiling water produces simply a measure of the equilibrium concentration of boron in the soil solution. It is proposed that a measure of the rate of equilibrium establishment may also be required to obtain a better estimate of boron available to growing plants.