Journal of
Soil Science and Environmental Management

  • Abbreviation: J. Soil Sci. Environ. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2391
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSSEM
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 314

Full Length Research Paper

Farmer’s perception of soil and watershed degradation and the assessment of soil nutrients status under agroforestry systems in the Western Highlands of Cameroon: Case of Ako sub division

Njini Loveline Munjeb
  • Njini Loveline Munjeb
  • Department of Forestry, Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences (FASA), University of Dschang, P. O. Box. 222 Dschang, Cameroon.
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Yerima Bernard Palmer Kfuban
  • Yerima Bernard Palmer Kfuban
  • Department of Forestry, Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences (FASA), University of Dschang, P. O. Box. 222 Dschang, Cameroon.
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Avana Tientcheu Marie Louise
  • Avana Tientcheu Marie Louise
  • Department of Forestry, Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences (FASA), University of Dschang, P. O. Box. 222 Dschang, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 17 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 29 June 2018
  •  Published: 31 August 2018

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