Organic inputs for soil fertility management in tropical agroecosystems: Application of an organic resource database

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 27-42

  Palm, Cheryl A ^a   Gachengo, Catherine N ^a   Delve, Robert J ^a,b   Cadisch, Georg ^c   Giller, Ken E ^c,d  

^a TSBF UNESCO   (Kenya)

^b Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Lignin; N mineralization; Nutrient budgets; Organic resource quality; Polyphenol

Indexed keywords

SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0035138729     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(00)00267-X     Document Type: Article

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