Stratification of soil aggregation and organic matter under conservation tillage systems in Africa

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-128

  Mrabet, Rachid ^a  

^a Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Africa; Organic carbon; Reduced tillage; Soil quality; Soil structure; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0036081542     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(02)00020-X     Document Type: Article

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