Deforestation and land-use effects on soil degradation and rehabilitation in Western Nigeria. III. Runoff, soil erosion and nutrient loss

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-119

  Lal, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Farming systems; Food crop production; Grazing; Mechanized farming; Shifting cultivation; Soil physical quality; Soil restoration; sub Saharan Africa; Water quality

Indexed keywords

LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA; MUCUNA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

AGROFORESTRY; CROP PRODUCTION; FARMING SYSTEM; GRAZING; MANAGEMENT; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL PHYSICAL QUALITY; SOIL RESTORATION; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA, SAHARA; NIGERIA, IBADAN;

EID: 0030485261     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199606)7:2<99::AID-LDR220>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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