Mixed-species legume fallows affect faunal abundance and richness and N cycling compared to single species in maize-fallow rotations

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3065-3075

  Sileshi, Gudeta ^a   Mafongoya, Paramu L ^b   Chintu, R ^c   Akinnifesi, Festus K ^a  

^a CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

^b PELUM Zambia ^*  (Zimbabwe)

^c PELUM Zambia   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Cajanus; Decomposition; Litter; Sesbania; Soil fauna; Soil mineral N; Tephrosia; Zambia

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MIXTURES; NITRATES; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; ROTATION; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

CAJANUS; LITTER; SESBANIA; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL MINERAL N; TEPHROSIA; ZAMBIA;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ABUNDANCE; CROP ROTATION; DECOMPOSITION; EARTHWORM; FALLOW; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEGUME; MAIZE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

CAJANUS; CAJANUS CAJAN; DIPLOPODA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA VOGELII; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 55549100919     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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