Evaluation of bamboo as an alternative cropping strategy in the northern central upland of Vietnam: Above-ground carbon fixing capacity, accumulation of soil organic carbon, and socio-economic aspects

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 149, Issue , 2012, Pages 80-90

  Ly, Proyuth ^a   Pillot, Didier ^b   Lamballe, Patrice ^c   de Neergaard, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

^c Groupe de Recherche et d'Echanges Technologiques (GRET)   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Above ground C; Bamboo; Land use; Soil organic carbon; Upland; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BAMBOO; CARBON FIXATION; CASSAVA; CROPPING PRACTICE; DECADAL VARIATION; EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; FOREST COVER; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MAIZE; PLANTATION; RICE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; UPLAND REGION;

VIET NAM;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84855867370     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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