Biogeosciences
Biogeosciences
BG
Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2733-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2733-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
Research article
 | 
17 Jun 2025
Research article |  | 17 Jun 2025

Depth effects of long-term organic residue application on soil organic carbon stocks in central Kenya

Claude Raoul Müller, Johan Six, Daniel Mugendi Njiru, Bernard Vanlauwe, and Marijn Van de Broek

Viewed

Total article views: 4,107 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total Supplement BibTeX EndNote
2,664 1,017 426 4,107 424 477 396
  • HTML: 2,664
  • PDF: 1,017
  • XML: 426
  • Total: 4,107
  • Supplement: 424
  • BibTeX: 477
  • EndNote: 396
Views and downloads (calculated since 23 Sep 2024)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 23 Sep 2024)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 4,107 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 4,061 with geography defined and 46 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Cited

Saved (final revised paper)

Latest update: 21 Sep 2026
Download
Short summary
We studied how different organic and inorganic nutrient inputs affect soil organic carbon (SOC) down to 70 cm in Kenya. After 19 years, all organic treatments increased SOC stocks compared with the control, but mineral nitrogen had no significant effect. Manure was the organic treatment that significantly increased SOC at the deepest soil depths, as its effect could be observed down to 60 cm. Manure was the best strategy to limit SOC loss in croplands and maintain soil quality after deforestation.
Read more
Share
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint