Impact of green manure and mineral fertilizer inputs on soil organic matter and crop productivity in a sloping landscape of Sri Lanka

Field Crops Research

Volumn 129, Issue , 2012, Pages 21-27

  Egodawatta, W C P ^a   Sangakkara, U R ^b   Stamp, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fields; Gliricidia; Homegardens; Mineral fertilizers; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HOME GARDEN; LEGUME; MAIZE; MANURE; PRODUCTIVITY; SMALLHOLDER; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

SRI LANKA;

GLIRICIDIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84856800756     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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