Soil organic matter dynamics in the subhumid agroecosystems of the Ethiopian highlands: Evidence from natural 13C abundance and particle-size fractionation

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 969-978

  Solomon, D ^a   Fritzsche, F ^b   Lehmann A, J ^a   Tekalign, M ^c   Zech, W ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c DEBRE ZEIT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DEFORESTATION; FRACTIONATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SAND; SILT;

SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC);

SOIL TESTING;

CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; FRACTIONATION; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CLAY; FRACTIONATION; NITROGEN; SAND; SILT; SOIL;

ETHIOPIA; MUNESA; WUSHWUSH;

PODOCARPUS;

EID: 0036241679     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2002.9690     Document Type: Article

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