Effect of 1, 2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) vapour on the nutrient status of a sandy clay loam soil

Authors

  • A.P. Elliott Windward Islands Banana Growers Association (WINBAN), Research and Development Division, P.O. Box 115, St. Lucia, West Indies
  • J.E. Edmunds Windward Islands Banana Growers Association (WINBAN), Research and Development Division, P.O. Box 115, St. Lucia, West Indies

Abstract

DBCP vapour applied to a sandy clay loam soil increased available phosphorus and exchangeable potassium, calcium and magnesium by 76, 72·9, 15·2 and 7·1 per cent respectively. Possible biological and chemical processes are suggested to account for the observed increases.

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Volume 55 Number 3

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Research Papers