Sulfur distribution in five Ethiopian Rift Valley soils under humid and semi-arid climate

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 597-612

  Itanna, F ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Forest clearing and burning; Humid; Land degradation; Low sulfur status; Rift Valley soils; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

LAND DEGRADATION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL TYPE; SULFUR;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIAN RIFT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 20444430474     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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