Slash and burn effect on soil quality of an Alfisol: Soil physical properties

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-10

  Are, Kayode S ^a   Oluwatosin, Gabriel A ^a   Adeyolanu, Olateju D ^a   Oke, Adebayo O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alfisol; Physical properties; Slash and burn; Soil quality; Trash

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

AFTER-BURNING; ALFISOL; ASH DEPOSITS; AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITIES; BEFORE AND AFTER; BULK DENSITIES; DIRECT IMPACTS; FARMING SYSTEMS; IN-SITU; INFILTRATION RATES; INTEGRAL PARTS; LAND CLEARINGS; MEAN WEIGHTS; NIGERIA; ORGANIC MATTERS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PORE SPACES; PORE VOLUMES; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITIES; SLASH AND BURN; SOIL CLASS; SOIL LAYERS; SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRENGTHS; SOIL SURFACES; SORPTIVITY; TRASH; WATER STABLE AGGREGATES; ZERO TILLAGES;

SOIL TESTING;

ALFISOL; BURNING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; ORGANIC MATTER; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL STRENGTH;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 60749112856     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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