Soil quality in the Nepalese context - An analytical review

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 143-158

  Bajracharya, R M ^a   Sitaula, Bishal K ^b   Sharma, S ^a   Jeng, A ^c  

^a KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Land quality; Organic matter; Soil erosion; Soil fertility; Watershed degradation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EROSION CONTROL; HOLISTIC APPROACH; PH; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TEXTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 60149110653     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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