Nitrogen recovery by alley-cropped maize and trees from 15N-labeled tree biomass in the subhumid highlands of Kenya

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-101

  Mugendi, D N ^a,b   Nair, P K R ^a   Graetz, D A ^a   Mugwe, J N ^c   O'Neill, M K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Calliandra; Leucaena; Nitrogen uptake; Soil nitrogen pool

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HEDGEROW INTERCROPPING; KENYA; MAIZE; NITROGEN 15; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; NITROGEN;

AGROFORESTRY; BIOMASS; MAIZE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT;

KENYA;

CALLIANDRA CALOTHYRSUS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 0034114571     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050630     Document Type: Article

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