Aggregation and organic matter fractions of three Nigerian soils as affected by soil disturbance and incorporation of plant material

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-114

  Joseph Oyedele, Durodoluwa ^a   Schjønning, Per ^b   Sibbesen, Erik ^b   Debosz, Kasia ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aggregate stabilisation; Dispersible clay; Extracellular polysaccharides; Heavy fraction; Hydraulic conductivity; Light fraction; Plant material; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE;

HORDEUM VULGARE; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0344026163     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00200-1     Document Type: Article

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