EFFECTS OF BRACHIARIA GRASSES ON SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON, NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS IN SOILS OF THE SEMI ARID TROPICS OF KENYA

EFFECTS OF BRACHIARIA GRASSES ON SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS CARBON, NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS IN SOILS OF THE SEMI ARID TROPICS OF KENYA

A study was conducted to investigate the changes in microbial biomass carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) following cultivation of Brachiaria grasses in semi-arid region of Kenya. The Brachiaria grass cultivars included Brachiaria decumbens cv. Basilisk, B. brizantha cvs Marandu, MG4, Piatã...

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Main Authors: Elias M. Gichangi, Donald M.G Njarui, Mwangi J. Gatheru, Keziah W.N Magiroi, Sita R. Ghimire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2016-08-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Subjects:
Carbon sequestration
Chloris gayana
microbial biomass
Pennisetum purpureum
Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/2205

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