Soil organic matter fractions and microaggregation in a Ultisol under cultivation and secondary forest in south-eastern Nigeria

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 627-635

  Igwe, C A ^a   Nwokocha, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Land use; Microaggregate stability; Principal component analysis; Soil structure; Tropics

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DEGRADATION; FERTILIZERS; FLOCCULATION; FORESTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

CLAY CONTENT; COARSE TEXTURE; MICROAGGREGATE STABILITY;

SOIL MECHANICS;

CULTIVATION; FLOCCULATION; MICROAGGREGATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; SECONDARY FOREST; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY;

CULTIVATION; DEGRADATION; FERTILITY; FLOCCULATION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE; TROPICS;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33748808710     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR05077     Document Type: Article

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