Soil dynamics in an age sequence of Prosopis juliflora planted for sodic soil restoration in India

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 106, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 181-193

  Bhojvaid, P P ^a   Timmer, V R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertility rehabilitation; Plantation chronosequence; Salinity alleviation; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; BIOREMEDIATION; CALCIUM; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDIA; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PH; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONCEPTS; PLANT GROWTH; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SOIL; SOIL DEGRADATION;

AGE EFFECT; BIOREMEDIATION; REFORESTATION; SODIC SOIL; SOIL DYANMICS; SOIL DYNAMICS; SOIL RESTORATION;

HARYANA; INDIA;

PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 0032572506     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00310-1     Document Type: Article

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