Improvement of the physical fertility of a degraded Alfisol with planted and natural fallows under humid tropical conditions

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-47

  Salako, F K ^a,b,d   Hauser, S ^a,b   Babalola, O ^c   Tian, G ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Carolyn House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alfisols; Fallow; Humid tropics; Legumes; Nigeria; Soil fertility; Soil physical properties; Trees

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; ALFISOL; BULK DENSITY; CULTIVATION; SOIL FERTILITY; WATER RETENTION;

(SOUTHWEST); NIGERIA;

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACACIA LEPTOCARPA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; PUERARIA; PUERARIA PHASEOLOIDES; SENNA; SENNA SIAMEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035042029     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2001.tb00006.x     Document Type: Article

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