Management of organic matter in the tropics: Translating theory into practice

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 63-75

  Palm, Cheryl A ^a   Giller, Ken E ^b   Mafongoya, Paramu L ^c   Swift, M J ^a  

^a Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme TSBF   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF )   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Decision trees; Organic input quality; SOM fractions; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0035716335     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013318210809     Document Type: Conference Paper

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