Dynamics of soil physical properties under alternative systems to slash- and-burn

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-48

  Alegre, Julio C ^a   Cassel, D K ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Alley cropping; Slash and burn; Soil physical properties

Indexed keywords

BACTRIS GASIPAES; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; POACEAE; PRUNUS PERSICA;

AGROFORESTRY; LAND CLEARANCE; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SLASH AND BURN AGRICULTURE; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL PROPERTIES; SOIL STRUCTURE;

PERU, YURIMAGUAS;

EID: 0030153457     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8809(95)00654-0     Document Type: Article

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