Nitrogen and carbon losses from dung storage in urban gardens of Niamey, Niger

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-114

  Predotova, Martina ^a   Schlecht, Eva ^a,b   Buerkert, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Gaseous emissions; Nutrient leaching; Rock phosphate; Ruminant manure; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LEACHING; MANURE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE; ORGANIC FARMING; PHOSPHATE ROCK; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RUMINANT; SEASONALITY; URBAN AGRICULTURE;

NIAMEY [NIGER]; NIGER [WEST AFRICA];

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 77953020752     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-009-9316-1     Document Type: Article

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