The effects of clearing and cropping on the organic reserves and biomass of tropical forest soils

Twenty Nigerian soil samples, mainly from field experiments at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), were used in a study of the effects of clearing and cropping on the C, N and S reserves of soils under secondary lowland rain forest. Soils that had been cropped for 2yr usually...

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Main Authors: Ayanaba, A., Tuckwell, S.B., Jenkinson, D.S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1976
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175393
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author Ayanaba, A.
Tuckwell, S.B.
Jenkinson, D.S.
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description Twenty Nigerian soil samples, mainly from field experiments at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), were used in a study of the effects of clearing and cropping on the C, N and S reserves of soils under secondary lowland rain forest. Soils that had been cropped for 2yr usually contained less total C and N than the corresponding forest soils. This decline was less rapid when crop residues (maize) were returned to the soil as a mulch than when they were removed.
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spelling CGSpace1753932025-11-11T11:04:01Z The effects of clearing and cropping on the organic reserves and biomass of tropical forest soils Ayanaba, A. Tuckwell, S.B. Jenkinson, D.S. tropical soils biomass fumigation field experiments Twenty Nigerian soil samples, mainly from field experiments at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), were used in a study of the effects of clearing and cropping on the C, N and S reserves of soils under secondary lowland rain forest. Soils that had been cropped for 2yr usually contained less total C and N than the corresponding forest soils. This decline was less rapid when crop residues (maize) were returned to the soil as a mulch than when they were removed. 1976 2025-06-30T12:45:27Z 2025-06-30T12:45:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175393 en Limited Access application/pdf Ayanaba, A., Tuckwell, S.B. &Jenkinson, D.S.(1976). The effects of clearing and cropping on the organic reserves and biomass of tropical forest soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 8(6), 519-525.
spellingShingle tropical soils
biomass
fumigation
field experiments
Ayanaba, A.
Tuckwell, S.B.
Jenkinson, D.S.
The effects of clearing and cropping on the organic reserves and biomass of tropical forest soils
title The effects of clearing and cropping on the organic reserves and biomass of tropical forest soils
title_full The effects of clearing and cropping on the organic reserves and biomass of tropical forest soils
title_fullStr The effects of clearing and cropping on the organic reserves and biomass of tropical forest soils
title_full_unstemmed The effects of clearing and cropping on the organic reserves and biomass of tropical forest soils
title_short The effects of clearing and cropping on the organic reserves and biomass of tropical forest soils
title_sort effects of clearing and cropping on the organic reserves and biomass of tropical forest soils
topic tropical soils
biomass
fumigation
field experiments
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175393
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