Soil physicochemical changes following buffelgrass establishment in mexico

Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-52

  Ibarra Flores, Fernando ^a   Cox, Jerry R ^b   Martin Rivera, Martha ^a   Crowl, Todd A ^c   Norton, Brien E ^c   Banner, Roger E ^c   Miller, Raymond W ^c  

^a Campo Experimental Carbo INIFAP   (Mexico)

^b Utah State University ^*  (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brush Clearing; Mexico; Nutrient Depletion; Range Seeding; Soil Changes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; GRASS; RANGELAND; SEEDING; SOIL PROPERTY;

MEXICO;

CENCHRUS CILIARIS;

EID: 0032896827     PISSN: 08903069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089030699263474     Document Type: Article

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