Vegetation influence on soil quality in a highly degraded tropical soil

Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 11-26

  Sotomayor Ramírez, David ^a   Lugo Ospina, Ancizar ^a   Ramos Santana, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Agronomy and Soils Dept   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass; Soil quality; Soil restoration; Tropical soils

Indexed keywords

ALBIZIA PROCERA; ANDIRA; ARACHIS GLABRATA; BRACHIARIA; BRACHIARIA HUMIDICOLA; CENTROSEMA; HEMARTHRIA ALTISSIMA; POACEAE;

EID: 33750373732     PISSN: 0041994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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