Leaf litter decomposition and nutrient dynamics in four multipurpose tree species

Range Management and Agroforestry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-27

  Kaushal, R ^a   Verma, K S ^b   Chaturvedi, O P ^a   Alam, N M ^a  

^a ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (India)

^b DR Y S PARMAR UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Grewia optiva; Morus alba; Nutrients; Populus deltoides; Rainfall; Substrate; Temperature; Toona ciliata

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; GREWIA; GREWIA OPTIVA; MORUS ALBA; POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; TOONA CILIATA;

EID: 84864200536     PISSN: 09712070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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