Impact of planted fallows and a crop rotation on nitrogen mineralization and phosphorus and organic matter fractions on a Colombian volcanic-ash soil

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-141

  Basamba, T A ^a   Barrios, E ^b   Singh, B R ^a   Rao, I M ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Calliandra houstoniana; Indigofera zollingeriana; Nitrogen mineralization potential; Phosphorus fractions; Planted fallows; Residual effect; Soil organic matter fractions; Tithonia diversifolia; Volcanic ash soil

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CROP ROTATION; FALLOW; MINERALIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC SOIL;

CAUCA; COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CALLIANDRA; INDIGOFERA; INDIGOFERA ZOLLINGERIANA; TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA;

EID: 33846890624     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-006-9050-x     Document Type: Article

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