Potential of trees, grasses, and turf legumes for restoring eroded soils

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 15-16, 2003, Pages 2149-2162

  Santana, Rafael Ramos ^a   Martínez, Gustavo ^a   Macchiavelli, Raúl ^b   Rodríguez, José E ^a   Guzmán, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Development; Grasses; Organic carbon; Performance; Sediment; Soil erosion; Trees; Turf legumes

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC CARBON; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION COVER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GRASS; LEGUME; PUERTO RICO; SEASON; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; TREE;

PUERTO RICO;

ALBICIA PROCERA; BRACHIARIA; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCECOPHALA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; POACEAE; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 0041356890     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/css-120024054     Document Type: Article

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