Effect of slash and burning on N-mineralisation in the dipterocarpus forest of Manipur, NE India

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-60

  Yadava, P S ^a   Devi, A Sarjubala ^a  

^a MANIPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Animonification; Immobilization; Inorganic N, Nitrification; Organic C

Indexed keywords

AMMONIFICATION; ANGIOSPERM; FOREST SOIL; MINERALIZATION; NATURE RESERVE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PROTECTED AREA; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; TROPICAL FOREST; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MANIPUR; SOUTH ASIA;

DIPTEROCARPUS;

EID: 33746628022     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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