Trace Elements in Paddy Soils from the Central Region of the Mekong River,Laos |
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| Authors: | Kazuhiko Egashira Shin-ichi Yamasaki Prasop Virakornphanich |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Agriculture , Kyushu University , Fukuoka , 812-81 , Japan;2. Faculty of Agriculture , Kyushu University , Fukuoka , 812-81 , Japan;3. National Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences , Tsukuba , 305 , Japan;4. Department of Agriculture , Chatuchak, Bangkok , 10900 , Thailand |
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| Abstract: | Extract Laos (14–22.5°N and 100–107.5°E) is a land-locked country located in the Indo-China Peninsula, adjacent to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and China. The total area of the country is 236,800 km2 and about 70% of the land is occupied by mountains. Paddy fields are distributed in flood plains along the Mekong River and its tributaries and in valley bottom plains dissected by small rivers. The climate is dominated by tropical monsoon. |
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| Keywords: | Laos Mekong River paddy soil trace elements |
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