Soil organic carbon management for sustainable land use in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 131-142

  Bationo, A ^a   Buerkert, A ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clay content; Crop residues; GIS; Millet; Mineral fertilisers; Soil erosion; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; LAND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA;

ISOPTERA;

EID: 0035716336     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013355822946     Document Type: Conference Paper

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