Performance of eight tree species in the highland Vertisols of central Ethiopia: Growth, foliage nutrient concentration and effect on soil chemical properties

New Forests

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-298

  Mekonnen, Kindu ^a   Yohannes, Tadesse ^b   Glatzel, Gerhard ^a   Amha, Yosef ^b  

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

^b ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Available P; Biomass; Foliage and soil N; Foliage to stem ratio; Height

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NUTRITION;

AVAILABLE P; FOLIAGE AND SOIL N; FOLIAGE TO STEM RATIO;

FORESTRY;

FOLIAGE; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL PROPERTY; TREE; UPLAND REGION; VERTISOL;

BIOMASS; HEIGHT; NUTRITION; TREES;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; GINCHI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA ABYSSINICA; ACACIA DECURRENS; ACACIA MEARNSII; ACACIA SALIGNA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; SESBANIA SESBAN;

EID: 33750897390     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-006-9003-x     Document Type: Article

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