Do Compost and Vermicompost Improve Macronutrient Retention and Plant Growth in Degraded Tropical Soils?

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-24

  Jouquet, Ep ^a,b   Bloquel, E ^a,b   Doan, T Thu ^a   Ricoy, M ^a,b   Orange, D ^a,b   Duc, T Tran ^a   Rumpel, C ^c  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; FERTILIZERS; LEACHING; MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; SOILS; SUBSTRATES; WATER POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; EFFECTIVE PRACTICES; MINERAL FERTILIZERS; ORGANIC AMENDMENTS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PLANT PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS; SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ACRISOL; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; LEACHING; NUTRIENT LOSS; POLICY MAKING; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL QUALITY; TROPICAL SOIL; WATER POLLUTION;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

IPOMOEA;

EID: 79955398966     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2011.10736972     Document Type: Article

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