Cardamom, mandarin and nitrogen-fixing trees in agroforestry systems in India's Himalayan region. II. Soil nutrient dynamics

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-268

  Sharma, R ^a   Sharma, E ^a   Purofil, A N ^b  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Land use transformation; N mineralization; Nutrient dynamics; P fractions; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CARDAMON; MANDARIN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL NUTRIENTS;

INIDA, HIMALAYAS, SIKKIM HIMALAYA;

EID: 0030419362     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00044457     Document Type: Article

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