'Formiguers', a historical system of soil fertilization (and biochar production?)

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 27-33

  Olarieta, J R ^a   Padro R ^a   Masip, G ^a   Rodriguez Ochoa R ^a   Tello, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Land use; Nitrogen; Nutrient fluxes; Organic carbon; Phosphorus; Potassium

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; CHARCOAL; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LAND USE; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

BHUTAN; INDIA; SPAIN;

EID: 79151479283     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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