Cover and barrier effect of Cassia siamea hedgerows on soil conservation in semi-arid Kenya

Soil Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 161-171

  Kiepe, Paul ^a,b,c  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cassia siamea; Erosion control; Mulch

Indexed keywords

CASSIA SIAMEA;

EROSION CONTROL; HEDGEROW; HEDGEROWS; MULCH; MULCHING; SOIL CONSERVATION;

KENYA;

EID: 0030222757     PISSN: 09333630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0933-3630(96)00010-4     Document Type: Article

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