Decomposition and nutrient loss from prunings of different contour hedgerow species in tea plantations in the sloping highlands of Sri Lanka

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 201-211

  De Costa, W A J M ^a   Atapattu, A M L K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Calliandra; Euphatorium; Flemingia; Gliricidia; Senna; Tithonia

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; HEDGEROW; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LOSS; PRUNING;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0035051656     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010772209966     Document Type: Article

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