Decomposition and nitrogen release patterns of tree prunings and litter

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 77-97

  Mafongoya, P L ^a   Giller, K E ^b   Palm, C A ^c  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme TSBF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Polyphenols; Protein binding capacity; Resource quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031433119     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005978101429     Document Type: Article

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