Amending soils with hydrogels increases the biomass of nine tree species under non-water stress conditions

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 615-620

  Orikiriza, Lawrence J B ^a   Agaba, Hillary ^b   Tweheyo, Mnason ^a   Eilu, Gerald ^a   Kabasa, John David ^a   Hüttermann, Aloys ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b National Forestry Resources Research Institute   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass; Hydrogels; Nine tree species; Non water stress; Soil types; Super Absorbent Polyacrylate (SAPs)

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FIELD CAPACITY; GEL; POLYMER; SEEDLING; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL TYPE; TREE; WATER CONTENT; WATER STRESS; WATER UPTAKE;

ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; GREVILLEA ROBUSTA; MAESOPSIS EMINII; MELIA VOLKENSII; MELIACEAE; PINUS CARIBAEA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA SUPERBA;

EID: 69449086139     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200900128     Document Type: Article

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