<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Remediation of acid soils and soil property amelioration via Acacia decurrens-based agroforestry system"^^ . "Land degradation and the associated soil\r\nacidity are critical challenge for crop production in\r\nEthiopian highlands. Since liming is expensive, farmers\r\nhave developed an alternative agroforestry system\r\nby integrating Acacia decurrens into their landscapes.\r\nThe expansion rate of this system was assessed over\r\nthe last three decades. The effects of the agroforestry\r\nsystem and charcoal-making kiln sites on soil properties\r\nwere investigated for over five years compared\r\nto the adjacent croplands. Soil samples were collected\r\nfrom A. decurrens plantations, kiln sites, and adjacent\r\ncroplands at 0–15 and 15–30 cm soil depths. In the last\r\n30 years, the plantation and croplands increased by\r\n8% and 17.5%, respectively, compared to the land-use\r\nsystem in 1993, mainly at the expense of grassland and\r\nabandoned land. The main incentive for expansion of\r\nA. decurrens plantations was farmers’ income generated\r\nfrom charcoal making. This intervention also\r\nimproved soil properties with a significantly positive\r\neffect on soil pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), cation\r\nexchange capacity (CEC), and available Bray phosphorus\r\n(Bray-P) compared to the adjacent croplands.\r\nResults revealed that the SOC content in year 2\r\nincreased significantly (1.3–1.7 times) under A. decurrens\r\nplantation compared to adjacent crop fields.\r\nMoreover, soil pH increased by one unit on charcoalmaking\r\nfields, which was equivalent to application of\r\n4–5 t lime ha-1, while SOC increased by * 10% on\r\nkiln sites compared to the control. Charcoal making\r\nkiln spots increased available soil phosphorus by\r\n112% compared to the adjacent non-kiln sites. The\r\nBray- P was strongly and significantly (P\\0.05)\r\ncorrelated (r = 0.75) with soil pH. We conclude that\r\nintegrating A. decurrens-based agroforestry practices\r\nwould improve livelihoods by restoring degraded\r\nlands, improving income generation and carbon\r\nsequestration."^^ . "2022-01" . . . . "Springer"^^ . . . "Agroforestry Systems (TSI)"^^ . . . "01674366" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "G"^^ . "Agegnehu"^^ . "G Agegnehu"^^ . . "T"^^ . "Amede"^^ . "T Amede"^^ . . "S"^^ . "Schulz"^^ . "S Schulz"^^ . . "M K"^^ . "Gumma"^^ . "M K Gumma"^^ . . "A"^^ . "Abewa"^^ . "A Abewa"^^ . . "A"^^ . "Woubet"^^ . "A Woubet"^^ . . "T"^^ . "Amare"^^ . "T Amare"^^ . . . . . . "Remediation of acid soils and soil property amelioration via Acacia decurrens-based agroforestry system (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "Regenerative agriculture in Practice - our paper out.pdf"^^ . . . "Remediation of acid soils and soil property amelioration via Acacia decurrens-based agroforestry system (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #11947 \n\nRemediation of acid soils and soil property amelioration via Acacia decurrens-based agroforestry system\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "GIS Techniques/Remote Sensing"@en . . . "Soil"@en . . . "Soil Science"@en . .