Effects of Faidherbia albida canopy and leaf litter on soil microbial communities and nitrogen mineralization in selected Zambian soils

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 349-363

  Yengwe, Jones ^a,b   Gebremikael, Mesfin Tsegaye ^a   Buchan, David ^a   Lungu, Obed ^b   De Neve, Stefaan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Faidherbia albida; Incubation; Microbial biomass; N mineralization; PLFA; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; BIOMASS; CANOPY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LEAF LITTER; LEGUME; LOAMY SAND; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN; SANDY LOAM; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL NITROGEN;

ZAMBIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FAIDHERBIA ALBIDA;

EID: 85008172797     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-016-0063-4     Document Type: Article

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