Increasing the relevance of scientific information in hillside environments through understanding of local soil management in a small watershed of the Colombian Andes

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-31

  Oberthur T ^a   Barrios, E ^b   Cook, S ^a   Usma, H ^a   Escobar, G ^a  

^a Land Use Project   (Colombia)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Agricultural risk management; Andean hillsides; Local knowledge; Nutrient budgets; Soil fertility management; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; HILLSLOPE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CAUCA; COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 2342511071     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2004217     Document Type: Article

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