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

Variability of soil organic carbon with landforms and land use in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania

Joel Loitu Meliyo*
  • Joel Loitu Meliyo*
  • Selian Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 6024, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Balthazar, M. Msanya
  • Balthazar, M. Msanya
  • Department of Soil and Geological Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3008, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Didas Nahum Kimaro
  • Didas Nahum Kimaro
  • Department of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3003, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Boniface Hussein John Massawe
  • Boniface Hussein John Massawe
  • Department of Soil and Geological Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3008, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Proches, Hieronimo
  • Proches, Hieronimo
  • Department of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3003, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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LothS. Mulungu
  • LothS. Mulungu
  • Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3110, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Jozef Deckers
  • Jozef Deckers
  • Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, Leuven, Belgium.
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Hubert Gulinck
  • Hubert Gulinck
  • Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, Leuven, Belgium.
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  •  Received: 02 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 13 June 2016
  •  Published: 30 September 2016

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