Reversibility of soil productivity decline with organic matter of differing quality along a degradation gradient

Ecosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 726-739

  Kimetu, Joseph M ^a   Lehmann, Johannes ^a   Ngoze, Solomon O ^b   Mugendi, Daniel N ^c   Kinyangi, James M ^a   Riha, Susan ^b   Verchot, Lou ^d   Recha, John W ^a   Pell, Alice N ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Chronosequence; Soil degradation; Soil organic matter; Soil productivity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREEN MANURING; INORGANIC NITROGEN; MAIZE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TEXTURE; UPLAND REGION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 51249107330     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-008-9154-z     Document Type: Article

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