Role of Bamboos in Nutrient Conservation During Secondary Succession Following Slash and Burn Agriculture (Jhum) in North-East India
- 31 July 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Applied Ecology
- Vol. 26 (2) , 625-633
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2404087
Abstract
(1) The role of bamboo species in conserving nutrients during secondary succession was studied in 5, 10 and 15-year-old ''fallow'' stands after slash and burn agriculture (jhum), at three sites at 200-300 m altitude in north-eastern India. (2) Bamboos were very important during succession at all three sites, contributing 40-58% of the total slash biomass, 49-73% of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, but only 12-32% of calcium and magnesium. (3) It is concluded that bamboos play a significant role in nutrient conservation during slash and burn agriculture in north-eastern India.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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