Long-term changes in organic matter and microbial properties resulting from manuring practices in an arid cultivated soil in Burkina Faso

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 175-184

  Freschet, G T ^a   Masse, D ^b   Hien, E ^c   Sall, S ^d   Chotte, J L ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Burkina Faso; Corralling; Ecosystem services; Manure; Microbial activity; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CULTIVAR; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; PASTORALISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TROPICAL SOIL;

AFRICA; BURKINA FASO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 35348994473     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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