Mulching as a strategy to improve soil properties and reduce soil erodibility in coffee farming systems of Rwanda

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• 作者：Innocent Nzeyimana^a ; ^{innocent.nzeyimana@wur.nl} ; ^{innonzey@gmail.com} ; Alfred E. Hartemink^b ; Coen Ritsema^a ; Leo Stroosnijder^a ; Esperanza Huerta Lwanga^a ; ^c ; Violette Geissen^a ; ^d
• 关键词：Coffee ; Mulching ; Soil properties ; Soil erodibility ; Rwanda
• 刊名：CATENA
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：149
• 期：part_P1
• 页码：43-51
• 全文大小：741 K
• 卷排序：149

文摘

Mulch effects improved soil properties, which indirectly reduced soil erodibility Effects were site specific, mainly controlled by the type of mulch and site agro-ecological conditions. Mixed crop residues were the best performance mulching system. Soil erodibility was influenced by soil texture and the particle size fractions. Sand, very fine sand and silt fractions affected soil erodibility the most.