Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon
The objective of our work was to evaluate soil quality in different cacao agroforestry systems (AFS) in the Colombian Amazon. We compared soil quality of AFS at the study site with soil quality of two control systems: a pasture and a secondary forest. The study was conducted at the Macagual Amazon R...
Main Authors: | Rodríguez Suárez, Leonardo, Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos, Casanoves, Fernando, Ngo Bieng, Marie Ange |
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Format: | Artículo |
Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos)
2021
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107349 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/10654 |
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