Tree species screened on nitosols of central Ethiopia: Biomass production, nutrient contents and effect on soil nitrogen

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-180

  Kindu, M ^a   Glatzel, G ^a   Tadesse, Y ^b   Yosef, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b PP   (Netherlands)

^c Bischofsholer Damm 85 ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Exotic; Indigenous; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; EXOTIC; INDIGENOUS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; FUEL WOOD; NITROGEN;

ACACIA; ACACIA DECURRENS; CHAMAECYTISUS; CHAMAECYTISUS PALMENSIS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; GREVILLEA ROBUSTA; HAGENIA ABYSSINICA;

EID: 33747054546     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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