Geographical distribution of selected soil fertility parameters of inland valleys in West Africa

Geoderma

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 99-116

  Issaka, Roland Nuhu ^a   Ishida, Fusako ^a   Kubota, Daisuke ^a   Wakatsuki, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

climatic zones; geographical distribution; inland valleys; soil properties

Indexed keywords

BURNING; ORGANIC MATTER; SAVANNA; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROPERTIES; WEATHERING;

AFRICA, (WEST);

EID: 0030619108     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(96)00083-3     Document Type: Article

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