Effect of termite mound material on the physical properties of sandy soil and on the growth characteristics of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in semi-arid Niger

Plant and Soil

Volumn 338, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 451-466

  Garba, Maman ^a   Cornelis, Wim M ^b   Steppe, Kathy ^b  

^a Institut National de Recherches Agronomiques du Niger   (Niger)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Plant available water; Plant water use efficiency; Soil physical quality index; Soil water retention curve; Termite mound

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER; FRUIT; GROWTH RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEAF AREA INDEX; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SANDY SOIL; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL AMENDMENT; TERMITE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

NIGERIA;

ISOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 78650375450     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0558-0     Document Type: Article

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