The 'Terra Preta' phenomenon: A model for sustainable agriculture in the humid tropics

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-41

  Glaser, Bruno ^a   Haumaier, Ludwig ^a   Guggenberger, Georg ^a   Zech, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND;

BLACK CARBON; HUMID TROPICS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; TROPICAL SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; DECOMPOSITION; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; SOIL; TROPICS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CARBON; HUMIDITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOIL; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WEATHER;

VENEZUELA;

EID: 0035076148     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140000193     Document Type: Article

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