Litter quality and nitrogen release in tropical agriculture: A synthesis

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-64

  Seneviratne, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Lignin; Litter nitrogen release; Polyphenol nitrogen ratio; Soil organic matter; Tropical agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGROECOSYSTEM; CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIGNIN; LITTER; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NITROGEN; PLANT RESIDUE; TROPICS;

AGRICULTURE; LITTER; NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0034007569     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050624     Document Type: Article

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