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