Plant growth limitation and nutrient loss following piled burning in slash and burn agriculture

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-33

  Menzies, Neal W ^a   Gillman, Gavin P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Land clearing; Nutrient leaching; Shifting agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CROP PLANT; LEACHING; NUTRIENT LOSS; SHIFTING CULTIVATION;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0037262435     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021886717646     Document Type: Article

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