Soil microbial biomass and mineralization of aggregate protected carbon in fallow-maize systems under conventional and no-tillage in Central Zimbabwe

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 151-157

  Nyamadzawo, G ^a,b   Nyamangara, J ^a   Nyamugafata, P ^a   Muzulu, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate protected carbon; Improved fallow; Soil microbial biomass carbon; Soil organic carbon; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CHELATION; CLAY MINERALS; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; FIRE HAZARDS; MINERALOGY; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; ROTATION; SILT; SOILS; SYSTEM STABILITY; WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM;

AGGREGATE STABILITIES; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGES; FUMIGATION EXTRACTIONS; IMPROVED FALLOW; LEGUMINOUS TREES; MACROAGGREGATES; SESBANIA SESBAN; SOIL FRACTIONS; SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASSES; TILLAGE; ZIMBABWE;

ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLAY; MAIZE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

ACACIA; ACACIA ANGUSTISSIMA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA SESBAN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 57749175320     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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