A comparison of the contributions of clay, silt, and organic matter to the effective CEC of soils of subSaharan Africa

Soil Science

Volumn 162, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 785-794

  Asadu, C L A ^a,b   Diels, J ^a   Vanlauwe, B ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b LW Lambourn and Co   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL FERTILITY;

(SUB-SAHARA); AFRICA;

EID: 0031406364     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199711000-00003     Document Type: Article

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