Soil organic carbon dynamics, functions and management in West African agro-ecosystems

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-25

  Bationo, Andre ^a   Kihara, Job ^a   Vanlauwe, Bernard ^a   Waswa, Boaz ^a   Kimetu, Joseph ^a  

^a Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of CIAT (CIAT TSBF)   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Nutrient use efficiency; Organic residues; Soil fertility; Soil organic carbon; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CROP RESIDUE; FARMING SYSTEM; ION EXCHANGE; KAOLINITE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 33847205650     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2005.08.011     Document Type: Article

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