Leaves of nine green manure (GM) species were surface applied to a tropical volcanic-ash soil at a rate of 100 kg N ha 1 in order to evaluate their N-fertilizer value in a glasshouse experiment. GM treatments were compared to urea at two rates, 50 kg N ha 1 (FN50) and 100 kg N ha 1 (FN100), and t...
Cobo Borrero, Juan G.
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Barrios, E.
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Kass, DCL
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Nitrogen mineralization and crop uptake from surface-applied leaves of green manure species on a tropical volcanic-ash soil]
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Nitrogen mineralization and crop uptake from surface-applied leaves of green manure species on a tropical volcanic-ash soil
Food security concerns and the scarcity of new productive land have put productivity enhancement of degraded lands back on the political agenda. In such a context, salt-affected lands are a valuable resource that cannot be neglected nor easily abandoned even with their lower crop yields, especial...
Qadir, Manzoor
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Quillérou, E.
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Nangia, V.
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Murtaza, G.
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Singh, M.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Noble, A.D.
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[Economics of salt induced land degradation and restoration, natural resources forum]
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Economics of salt induced land degradation and restoration, natural resources forum
The effects of a large species of anecic earthworm, Martiodrilus carimaguensis Jiménez and Moreno, on soil C and N dynamics were investigated in a native savanna and a man-made pasture of the eastern plains of Colombia. We compared, across time (11 months), the total C, total N, NH+ 4 and NO– 3 c...
Decaëns, Thibaud
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Rangel Becerra, AF
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Asakawa, N.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in ageing earthworm casts in grasslands of the eastern plains of Colombia]
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Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in ageing earthworm casts in grasslands of the eastern plains of Colombia
The decomposition and nutrient release of 12 plant materials were assessed in a 20-week litterbag field study in hillsides from Cauca, Colombia. Leaves of Tithonia diversifolia (TTH) and Indigofera constricta (IND) decomposed quickly (k=0.035±0.002 d?1), while those of Cratylia argentea (CRA) and...
Cobo Borrero, Juan G.
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Barrios, E.
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Kass, DCL
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Decomposition and nutrient release by green manures in a tropical hillside agroecosystem]
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Decomposition and nutrient release by green manures in a tropical hillside agroecosystem
Barrios, Edmundo
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Cobo Borrero, Juan G.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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Jiménez Jaén, Juan José
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Rondón, Marco Antonio
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[Fallow management for soil fertility recovery in tropical Andean agroecosystems in Colombia]
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Fallow management for soil fertility recovery in tropical Andean agroecosystems in Colombia
Fisher, Myles J.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Sanz Scovino, José Ignacio
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Vera, Raúl R.
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[Carbon storage by introduced deep-rooted grasses in the South American savannas]
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Carbon storage by introduced deep-rooted grasses in the South American savannas
The structure and seasonal changes of earthworm communities were evaluated in a natural savanna and in a improved grass-legume pasture in a Colombian oxisol over a period of 18 months. One plot of 90×90 m was isolated in each of the systems and each month five samples of 1 m2×0.5 m and ten of 20×...
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Moreno, Alonso
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Fisher, Myles J.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Earthworm communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern Plains of Colombia]
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Earthworm communities in native savannas and man-made pastures of the Eastern Plains of Colombia
In this study, we investigated the spatial distribution of an earthworm community together with the heterogeneity of selected soil properties in a gallery forest (GF) of the Colombian Llanos . We performed fine-scale spatial variability by intensively sampling 100 points distributed in the nodes...
Jiménez, J.J.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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[Short range spatial variability of soil physico-chemical variables related to earthworm clustering in a Neotropical gallery forest]
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Short range spatial variability of soil physico-chemical variables related to earthworm clustering in a Neotropical gallery forest
Fisher, Myles J.
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Vera, Raúl R.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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[Pasture soils as carbon sink]
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Pasture soils as carbon sink
Soil carbon distribution with depth, stable carbon isotope ratios in soil organic matter and their changes as a consequence of the presence of legume were studied in three 12-year-old tropical pastures (grass alone Brachiaria decumbens (C4), legume alone Pueraria phaseoloides (C3) and grass + l...
Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[The use of carbon isotope ratios to evaluate legume contribution to soil enhancement in tropical pastures]
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The use of carbon isotope ratios to evaluate legume contribution to soil enhancement in tropical pastures