Nitrogen-fixing trees in small-scale agriculture of mountainous Southeast Guatemala: Effects on soil quality and erosion control

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 61-80

  Augustine, Christine M Jensen ^a,c   Vogt, Kristiina A ^a   Harrison, Robert B ^a   Hunsaker, Heather M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; EROSION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENTS; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROFORESTRY; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; SOIL DEGRADATION;

FORESTRY;

AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY CROPPING; MAIZE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL NUTRIENT;

AGRICULTURE; CORN; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33947423290     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v23n04_04     Document Type: Article

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