Management control of soil organic matter dynamics in tropical land-use systems

Geoderma

Volumn 79, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 49-67

  Fernandes, Erick C M ^a   Motavalli, Peter P ^b   Castilla, Carlos ^c   Mukurumbira, Linus ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d DRSS   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; CENTURY; Mulching; Organic fractions; Organic inputs; Soil macro fauna

Indexed keywords

AGROECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; LAND USE PRACTICES; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TROPICS;

EID: 0030784823     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00038-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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