Soil aggregate stability and soil organic matter fractions under agropastoral systems established in native savanna

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 891-907

  Gijsman, A J ^a  

^a Ctro Internacional de Agric Trop   (Colombia)

Author keywords

acid Oxisol; agropastoral systems; legumes; particulate organic matter; soil aggregation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; LEGUME; ORGANIC MATTER; OXISOL; RICE; SAVANNA; SOIL AGGREGATION;

EID: 0029660561     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR9960891     Document Type: Article

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