Physical, chemical and microbiological characterization of three tropical acidic soils of Rwanda under natural fallows and productivity constraints;Caractérisation physique, chimique et microbiologique de trois sols acides tropicaux du Rwanda sous jachères naturelles et contraintes à leur productivité

Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 545-558

  Muhinda, Jean Jacques Mbonigaba ^a   Nzeyimana, Innocent ^a   Bucagu, Charles ^a   Culot, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Organic matter; Rwanda; Soil acidity; Tropical acidic soils

Indexed keywords

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EID: 75649145381     PISSN: 13706233     EISSN: 17804507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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