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Is air-drying of soil samples an appropriate step in determining plant available potassium for corn?

Manbir Kaur RakkarSoil Science Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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David FranzenSoil Science Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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Amitava ChatterjeeSoil Science Department, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
Pages 1979-1988 | Received 04 Apr 2014, Accepted 14 Jul 2014, Published online: 28 Apr 2016

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