THE CANOPY EFFECTS OF Prosopis juliflora (DC.) AND Acacia tortilis (HAYNE) TREES ON HERBACEOUS PLANTS SPECIES AND SOIL PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES IN NJEMPS FLATS, KENYA

THE CANOPY EFFECTS OF Prosopis juliflora (DC.) AND Acacia tortilis (HAYNE) TREES ON HERBACEOUS PLANTS SPECIES AND SOIL PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES IN NJEMPS FLATS, KENYA

The canopy effects of an exotic and indigenous tree species on soil properties and understorey herbaceous plant species were investigated on the Njemps Flats, Baringo district, Kenya. Samples of soil and herbaceous plant species were obtained within the canopies of systematically selected P. juliflo...

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Main Authors: Henry C. Kahi, Robinson K. Ngugi, Stephen M Mureithi, Jesse C. Ng'ethe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2009-03-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Subjects:
Prosopis juliflora
Acacia tortilis
canopy cover
herbaceous layer
soil properties
Kenya.
Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/97

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