Tob. Sci., 1968, 12-14, p. 50-53, ISSN.0082-4623
Effects of ammonium nitrate and the growth of Burley tobacco plants on soil ph
Agronomy Department, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky USA
The decreases in soil pH that generally occurs during the growing season for tobacco fertilized with NH4NO3 is the result of a small "salt effect" of the added fertilizer and a large acidifying effect from H-ions produced by the nitrification of...