Bulk densities of Ghanaian forest soils in relation to other physico-chemical soil parameters

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-60

  Salifu, K F ^a   Meyer, W L ^a   Murchison, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Ghana; Haplic Acrisols; Haplic Ferralsols; Multiple regression; Soil organic matter; Soil texture; Tectona grandis

Indexed keywords

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FORESTRY; PH EFFECTS; POROSITY; STATISTICS; WATER;

BULK DENSITIES;

SOILS;

FORESTRY; PLANTATIONS; POROSITY; SOIL; STATISTICS; TECTONA; WATER;

EID: 0036411625     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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