Offered Papers Theme B: Grassland and the Environment
Description
The return of plant nutrients through litter decomposition of legumes and grasses is important for the sustainability of grassland ecosystems (Sánchez et al., 1989). Therefore, the selection of species that produce high amounts of decomposable litter is important . The objective of the present work was to study the production and decomposition rates of litter from various legumes and grasses in Cuba.
Citation
Crespo, Gustavo; Rodríguez, I.; Días, M. F.; and Lok, Sandra, "Accumulation and Decomposition Rates and N, P and K Returned to the Soil by the Litter of Tropical Legumes and Grasses" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 87.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeB/87
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Accumulation and Decomposition Rates and N, P and K Returned to the Soil by the Litter of Tropical Legumes and Grasses
The return of plant nutrients through litter decomposition of legumes and grasses is important for the sustainability of grassland ecosystems (Sánchez et al., 1989). Therefore, the selection of species that produce high amounts of decomposable litter is important . The objective of the present work was to study the production and decomposition rates of litter from various legumes and grasses in Cuba.