Weathering intensity controlling sustainability of ultisols under shifting cultivation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh

Soil Science

Volumn 169, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 663-674

  Gafur, Abdul ^a   Koch, Christian Bender ^b   Borggaard, Ole K ^b  

^a SRDI   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clay silicates; Erosion; Nutrients; Oxides; Resilience; Slash and burn; Weatherability

Indexed keywords

SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SLOPE; SOIL EROSION; ULTISOL; WEATHERING;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; CHITTAGONG [BANGLADESH]; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 4944244076     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000142632.80160.5b     Document Type: Article

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