However, therewas no significant difference in
the total annual belowground C allocation between the mixed plantation and the monocultures (Forrester et al., 2006a). While Nfixation,
reduced C loss and increased C gain, the addition of inorganicNfertilizer
did not affect the rate of either C loss or C gain (Kaye
et al., 2000; Resh et al., 2002).