EFFECTS OF CULTIVATED BRACHIARIA GRASSES ON SOIL AGGREGATION AND STABILITY IN THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS OF KENYA

EFFECTS OF CULTIVATED BRACHIARIA GRASSES ON SOIL AGGREGATION AND STABILITY IN THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS OF KENYA

Soil aggregation is a key short term indicators of soil quality attributed to changes in land management. A study was conducted to investigate changes in the size distribution and stability of soil aggregates in a structurally unstable sandy loam soil following cultivation of Brachiaria grass in sem...

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Main Authors: Elias M. Gichangi, Donald M.G. Njarui, Sita R. Ghimire, Mwangi J. Gatheru, Keziah W.N. Magiroi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2016-08-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Subjects:
Macro-aggregates
micro-aggregates
microbial biomass
particulate organic matter
soil organic carbon
Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/2211

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