An assessment of soil quality in Pokhare Khola watershed of the Middle Mountains in Nepal

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 276-283

  Tiwari, Krishna R ^a   Sitaula, Bishal K ^a   Børresen, Trond ^a   Bajracharya, Roshan M ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Cropping pattern; Land use; Nutrient stocks; Organic carbon; Soil fertility; Soil properties; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845405158     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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