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Effects of Spreading Out Termite Mound Material on Ferralsol Fertility, Katanga, D.R. Congo

N. AdhikaryFaculty of Sciences, Department of Geology and Soil Science, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium;Department of Soil Science, Khulna University, Khulna, BangladeshView further author information
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H. ErensFaculty of Sciences, Department of Geology and Soil Science, Ghent University, Gent, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. WeemaelsDepartment of Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Gent, BelgiumView further author information
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E. DeweerFaculty of Bioscience Engineering, Isotope Bioscience Laboratory – ISOFYS, Ghent University, Gent, BelgiumView further author information
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F. MeesDepartment of Geology and Mineralogy, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, BelgiumView further author information
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B.B. MujinyaDepartment of General Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of CongoView further author information
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G. BaertDepartment of Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Gent, BelgiumView further author information
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P. BoeckxFaculty of Bioscience Engineering, Isotope Bioscience Laboratory – ISOFYS, Ghent University, Gent, BelgiumView further author information
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E. Van RanstFaculty of Sciences, Department of Geology and Soil Science, Ghent University, Gent, BelgiumView further author information
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Pages 1089-1100 | Received 04 Mar 2015, Accepted 22 Feb 2016, Published online: 24 May 2016

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