Short-term changes in the soil physical and chemical properties due to different soil and water conservation practices in a sloping land oil palm estate

Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-62

  Sung, Christopher Teh Boon ^a   Joo, Goh Kah ^b   Chien, Law Chu ^a   Seng, Seah Tiong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Locked Bag 212   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ecomat; Empty fruit bunches; Hill slopes; Oil palm; Organic matter; Silt pit; Soil and water conservation

Indexed keywords

ELAEIS;

EID: 79251568951     PISSN: 15113701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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