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Research Article
Vol. 35, Issue 2
Organic amendments, soil microbial diversity and extracellular enzyme activity: a critical review with emphasis on tropical and Nigerian soils
Organic amendments are central to restoring degraded agricultural soils, yet their effects on soil microbial communities and the enzymes that drive nutrient cycling are often summarized too simply. This critical review synthesizes evidence from global meta-analyses and from field studies in sub-Saharan Africa, with emphasis on Nigeria, on how compo...