Soil fertility management in indigenous homegardens of Central Amazonia, Brazil

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 463-472

  Salim, Mateus Vieira da Cunha ^a   Miller, Robert Pritchard ^b   Ticona Benavente, César A ^c   van Leeuwen, Johannes ^c   Alfaia, Sonia Sena ^c  

^a Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden   (Brazil)

^b UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Nutrients; Organic carbon; Primary and secondary forests; Soil management

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; HOME GARDEN; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; ORGANIC CARBON; SECONDARY FOREST; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; UPLAND REGION;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

EID: 85025108805     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0105-6     Document Type: Article

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