Unexpected high decomposition of legume residues in dry season soils from tropical coffee plantations and crop lands

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 667-676

  Abera, Girma ^a,b   Wolde Meskel, Endalkachew ^b   Bakken, Lars R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Dry season; Legume residue; Mass loss; Nitrogen release; Residue placement; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

COFFEE; DECOMPOSITION; DRY SEASON; LEGUME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL SURFACE; SUBSOIL;

ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84902184579     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-013-0172-7     Document Type: Article

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