Improving Selected Chemical Properties of a Paddy Soil in Sabah Amended with Calcium Silicate: A Laboratory Incubation Study

• Main Authors: Ivy Quirinus Chong, Elisa Azura Azman, Ng, Ji Feng, Roslan Ismail, Azwan Awang, Nur Aainaa Hasbullah, Rosmah Murdad, Osumanu Haruna Ahmed, Adiza Alhassan Musah, Md. Amirul Alam, Normah Awang Besar @ Raffie, Nor Elliza Tajidin, Mohamadu Boyie Jalloh
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: S1-(972) Agriculture (General); SB1-1110 Plant culture
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34868/1/Abstract.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34868/2/Full%20text.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34868/; https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/20/13214; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142013214

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