The biological and physical role of mulch in the rehabilitation of crusted soil in the Sahel

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-127

  Mando, A ^a   Stroosnijder, L ^b  

^a Antenne Sahelienne   (Burkina Faso)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crusts; Isoptera; Mulches; Plant residues; Rehabilitation; Runoff; Soil degradation; Soil fauna

Indexed keywords

MULCHING; SOIL CRUST; SOIL REMEDIATION; WATER BUDGET;

BURKINA FASO; SAHEL;

PENNISETUM PEDICELLATUM; PTEROCARPUS LUCENS;

EID: 0032783365     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1999.tb00075.x     Document Type: Article

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