Diagnosis of nutrient imbalances with vector analysis in agroforestry systems

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 860-866

  Isaac, Marney E ^a   Kimaro, Anthony A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM; BIVARIATE MODELS; CAJANUS CAJAN; COCOA AGROFORESTRY; CURRENT VECTORS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; GROWTH DILUTION; LUXURY UPTAKE; MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING; MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LEACHING; NUTRITIONAL RESPONSE; PIGEONPEA; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SINGLE GRAPH; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOIL MOISTURE AVAILABILITY; TANZANIA; THEOBROMA CACAO; VECTOR ANALYSIS;

BEVERAGES; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LEACHING; MAMMALS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NUTRITION; SOIL MOISTURE; VECTORS;

NUTRIENTS;

AGROFORESTRY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CACAO; INTERCROPPING; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PIGEONPEA; PLANT NUTRIENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; TANZANIA; VECTOR ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CACAO; CAJANUS; FORESTRY; GHANA; LIGHT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL; TANZANIA;

CAJANUS CAJAN; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 79956125413     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0144     Document Type: Article

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