Journal of Geography  & Natural Disasters
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Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania

Publications

• Research Article   
  Robust variation in the potentials of Tanzanian soils under sisal plantation to stabilize organic carbon and nitrogen: A Case of Handeni District
  Author(s): Msafiri Yusuph Mkonda*
  
  Understanding the impacts of tillage erosion on Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) and Nitrogen (N) fractions is essential for targeted soil conservation in cropland areas. SOC and N play significant role in the global Carbon (C) and N cycles. Establishing SOC and N stock is a good step towards implementing the “4 per 1000” (4p1000) initiative which was launched at the COP21 conference in Paris aiming to slow down the rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Thus, it is essential to understand how much SOC and N are stored in the soil and if possible to determine how long these nutrients persist belowground. Previous studies indicate that the storage of SOC and N strongly affected the interaction of climate and minerals. However, most of these results have not consistently considered the cropland soils (sisal plantation) as specific ecosystem. In attempting thi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35841/2167-0587.23.13.260

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