Soil fertility enhancement by planted tree-fallow species in the humid lowlands of Cameroon

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-249

  Kanmegne, J ^a   Duguma, B ^c   Henrot, J ^c   Isirimah, N O ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Litter decomposition; Mycorrhizae; Nutrient release; Root distribution; Standing biomass

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; FALLOW; SOIL FERTILITY; TREE;

CAMEROON;

ALCHORNEA; ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; CALLIANDRA; CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; MYCORRHIZAE; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; PERMISETUM;

EID: 0033371843     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005902823936     Document Type: Article

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