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Physical topsoil properties in Murugusi, Western Kenya
Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)
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Physical topsoil properties in Murugusi, Western Kenya
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https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GVNJAB
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| Creator |
Piikki, Kristin
Söderström, Mats Sommer, Rolf Da Silva, Mayesse |
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Harvard Dataverse
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| Description |
General: Lab determined topsoil bulk density, contents of sand, clay and organic carbon in Murugusi, W. Kenya, together with spatial coordinates of where the soil samples were taken (rounded to the closest center point of a 250 m × 250 m raster). All lab analyses were carried out at the ILRI/CIAT lab in Nairob, Kenya. Soil sampling: At each sample location, one composite topsoil sample was taken; three cores of 7 cm in diameter taken within an area of one square meter. The soil was taken from 0-0.2 m depth below any organic (O) horizon. Determination of soil properties: The bulk density of the soil was determined by taking two undisturbed soil samples (0-10 cm and 10-20 cm depth) of known volume (100 cm2) and weighting them after air drying. Soil fractions of clay ( |
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Agricultural Sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences Soil Texture Sand Clay Carbon Soil organic carbon Soil organic matter Soil bulk density Murugusi Western Kenya Kenya Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Agroecosystems and Sustainable Landscapes - ASL |
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2019-06-24
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Garcia, Carolina
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Observation Data
Soil Data |
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