Effects of termites on the physical and chemical properties of the acid sandy soils of southern Nigeria

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 1691-1696

  Asawalam, Damian O ^a   Osodeke, Victor E ^b   Kamalu, Onyinye J ^b   Ugwa, Ikechi K ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBON; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ACID SOIL; BIOTA; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SANDY SOIL; TERMITE;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLAY; INSECT; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SAND; SOIL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARANEAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES;

EID: 0032767218     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629909370321     Document Type: Article

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