Termite-induced change in soil structure after mulching degraded (crusted) soil in the Sahel

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-249

  Mando, A ^a   Miedema, R ^b  

^a Antenne Sahelienne   (Burkina Faso)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Macropores; Mulch; Rehabilitation; Soil structure; Termites

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA;

DEGRADED SOIL; MULCHING; SOIL CRUSTING; SOIL STRUCTURE; TERMITE;

EID: 0031461554     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1393(97)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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