Litter decomposition and nutrient mineralization dynamics in two bamboo species growing in a 9-year-old "jhum" fallow

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-44

  Arunachalam, A ^a   Upadhyaya, K ^a   Arunachalam, K ^a   Pandey, H N ^b  

^a NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Decomposition; Humid tropics; Litter; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); DECOMPOSITION; FORESTRY; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; WASTES;

HUMID TROPICS; LITTER; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; NUTRIENT MINERALIZATION;

BAMBOO;

BAMBOO; DECAY; FOREST LITTER; FORESTRY; LIGNINASE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WASTES;

BAMBUSA; BAMBUSA BALCOOA;

EID: 16244402993     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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