Modification of soil nutrients and micro‐climate by tree crowns in a semi‐arid rangeland of south‐western Zimbabwe

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 16-22

  Moyo, C S ^a   Frost, P G H ^b   Campbell, B M ^b  

^a Matopos Research Station Bulawayo   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Crown interception; Shade adapted; Soil nutrient enrichment; Solar radiation; Understorey

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642437470     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10220119.1998.9647936     Document Type: Article

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