Light fraction soil organic matter and available nitrogen following trees and maize

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 826-831

  Barrios, E ^a   Kwesiga, F ^b   Buresh, R J ^a   Sprent, J I ^c  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b Zambia ICRAF Agroforestry Project   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; FORESTRY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TREES;

SOILS;

SESBANIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031148817     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100030016x     Document Type: Article

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