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

How to cite this article

APA /
Meliyo, J. L., Msanya, B. M., Kimaro, D. N., Massawe, B. H. J., Hieronimo, P., Mulungu, L., Deckers, J., & Gulinck, H. (2016). Variability of soil organic carbon with landforms and land use in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management, 7(9), 123-132.
Chicago /
Joel Loitu Meliyo, Balthazar, M. Msanya, Didas Nahum Kimaro, Boniface Hussein John Massawe, Proches, Hieronimo LothS. Mulungu, Jozef Deckers and Hubert Gulinck. "Variability of soil organic carbon with landforms and land use in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania." Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management 7, no. 9 (2016): 123-132.
MLA /
Joel Loitu Meliyo, et al. "Variability of soil organic carbon with landforms and land use in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania." Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management 7.9 (2016): 123-132.