Soil properties under Chromolaena odorata fallow on two soil types (southern Cameroon)

Geoderma

Volumn 132, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 490-493

  Koutika, L Stella ^a   Meuteum Kamga, J Gaston ^a  

^a IITA/HFEC   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

C mineralization; Chromolaena odorata; Nutrient concentrations; Particulate organic matter; Southern Cameroon

Indexed keywords

MINERAL RESOURCES; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SOIL MECHANICS;

C MINERALIZATION; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SOUTHERN CAMEROON;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CARBON; INCUBATION; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA;

EID: 33646571939     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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