Changes in soil profile characteristics through cultivation of an upland Vertisol in Zambia

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 218-224

  Mulonga, W ^a   Deckers, J ^b   Feyen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crop production; Soil management; Vertisols; Zambia

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL PROFILE; VERTISOL;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 0031406047     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1997.tb00590.x     Document Type: Article

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