A laboratory incubation experiment with 15N labeled root and leaf residues of 3 agroforestry species (Leucaena leucocephala, Dactyladenia barteri and Flemingia macrophylla) was conducted under controlled conditions (25 C) ...

Decomposition- and nitrogen-release patterns of biomass from three agroforestry multipurpose trees (Calliandra calothyrsus, Cordia africana and Grevillea robusta) were investigated in four contrasting environments ...

White-light interferograms provide a simple, accurate, and physically intuitive picture of what happens to broadband optical pulses on transmission through, or reflection from, common optical materials. Quantitative ...

A major challenge in developing agroforestry approaches that utilize tree-leaf biomass for provision of N to crops is to ensure synchrony between the N released from decomposing prunings and N demand by crops. A study was ...

The WAVE-model (Water and Agrochemicals in the soil and Vadose Environment), simulating one-dimensional transport of water, solute and heat in the unsaturated zone, was used to simulate the behaviour of water and nitrogen ...

Pedotransfer functions (PTFs) are often used for estimating hydraulic properties such as the moisture retention characteristic and the pressure head-hydraulic conductivity relationship. Both properties are essential for ...