Root decomposition in tropical grasses and legumes, as affected by soil texture and season

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 1443-1450

  Gijsman, A J ^a   Alarcon H F ^a   Thomas, R J ^a  

^a Ctr Internacional de Agric Trop   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITTER; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; OXISOL; ROOT DECOMPOSITION; SEASON; SOIL TEXTURE;

FABACEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 0031239449     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(97)00039-4     Document Type: Article

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