Changes in physico-chemical, microbial and enzymatic activities during restoration of degraded sodic land: Ecological suitability of mixed forest over monoculture plantation

Catena

Volumn 96, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-67

  Singh, Kripal ^a   Singh, Bajrang ^a   Singh, R R ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Enzymatic activities; Land use systems; Microbial biomass; Sodic soils

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BULK DENSITY; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MIXED FOREST; MONOCULTURE; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANTATION; SODIC SOIL; SODIUM; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INDIA;

PROSOPIS JULIFLORA; TECTONA GRANDIS; TERMINALIA ARJUNA;

EID: 84861006250     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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