Root length and nitrate under Sesbania sesban: Vertical and horizontal distribution and variability

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-282

  Mekonnen, K ^a   Buresh, R J ^a   Coe, R ^a   Kipleting, K M ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Nitrate; Root distribution; Root length density; Root sampling; Sesbania sesban

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; NITRATE; ROOT; SOIL NUTRIENT;

KENYA;

SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 0032440608     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006180401982     Document Type: Article

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