Robinson, B.D.Hosegood, P.H.Dyson, W.G.2015-07-162015-07-161966Robinson, J.B.D., Hosegood, P.H., Dyson, W.G., Horsegood, P.H. (1966). Note on a Preliminary Study of the Effects of an East African Softwood Crop on the Physical and Chemical Condition of a Tropical Soil. The Commonwealth Forestry Review, 45(4 (126)), 359–365. https://kalroerepository.kalro.org/handle/0/46980012-8325https://kalroerepository.kalro.org/handle/0/4698Some soil physical and chemical properties were measured under a secondary indigenous forest cover and a 16-year-old stand of Cupressus lusitanica. No significant differences in the physical parameters were noted; but distinct differences in some of the chemical determinations, viz. nitrogen, exchangeable bases, exchangeable hydrogen and pH, were found particularly at the top of the soil profile; however, the sampling technique requires to be refined. Further detailed studies are planned.enhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Journal ContributionSoftwoodTropical soilsChemical propertiesSoil physical properties