Nutrient uptake and growth of young trees in a P-deficient soil: Tree species and phosphorus effects

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-241

  Ndufa, James K ^a   Shepherd, K D ^b   Buresh, R J ^b   Jama, Bashir ^c  

^a KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^c Intl Ctr Res Agroforestry (ICRAF)   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Dry matter partitioning; Growth; Nutrient uptake; Phosphorus; Trees

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 0033610222     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00009-2     Document Type: Article

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