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Pyrophosphate in Soil; some Physico-chemical Aspects

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As part of a series of experiments in this laboratory to evaluate pyrophosphate as a source of phosphorus for plants1,2, attention has been given to the comparative rates of movement of orthophosphate and pyrophosphate in soil and to their adsorption isotherms.

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GUNARY, D. Pyrophosphate in Soil; some Physico-chemical Aspects. Nature 210, 1297–1298 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101297a0

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