Soil organic matter and fertility of anthropogenic dark earths (Terra Preta de Índio) in the Brazilian Amazon basin Matéria orgânica e fertilidade de solos antropogênicos (Terra Preta De Índio) da Bacia Amazônica brasileira

Fertility properties, total C (Ctot), and chemical soil organic matter fractions (fulvic acid fraction - FA, humic acid fraction - HA, humin fraction - H) of anthropogenic dark earths (Terra Preta de Índio) of the Amazon basin were compared with those of Ferralsols with no anthropogenic A horizon. T...

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Main Authors: Tony Jarbas Ferreira Cunha, Beata Emoke Madari, Luciano Pasqualoto Canellas, Lucedino Paixão Ribeiro, Vinicius de Melo Benites, Gabriel de Araújo Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2009-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832009000100009