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Foliar nutrient levels of broad-leaved tropical trees: A tabular review

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Foliar nutrient levels (N, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, Al, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Mo, B), of about 40 tropical and subtropical broad-leaved trees, are listed and classified as deficient, low, intermediate, high, and toxic in each case according to the interpretation and evaluation of the reviewed author(s).

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Drechsel, P., Zech, W. Foliar nutrient levels of broad-leaved tropical trees: A tabular review. Plant Soil 131, 29–46 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00010417

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