Effects of phosphate carrier, phosphate placement, and level of lime application on plant growth on two oxisols in natalFootnote*

Part of a thesis by the senior author for the M.Sc. Agric. degree, University of Natal.

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• Part of a thesis by the senior author for the M.Sc. Agric. degree, University of Natal.
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