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Document Type
Research
Abstract
Various investigators have shown that the soil atmosphere possesses a higher concentration of carbon dioxide when a legume is grown than when a non-legume is grown. The beneficial effects to crops following certain legumes have been attributed in part, at least, to the carbon dioxide evolved by the roots of the legumes. The significance of carbon dioxide in the soil air in breaking down minerals and making phosphorus available to plants, is an important question from the practical standpoint.
Publication Date
1934
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
41
Issue
1
First Page
117
Last Page
121
Copyright
©1934 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Miller, H. C. and Smith, F. B.
(1934)
"The Significance of Carbon Dioxide in Making Phosphorus Available in the Soil,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 41(1), 117-121.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol41/iss1/29