Conservation tillage for carbon sequestration

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 243-253

  Lal, R ^a   Kimble, J M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

C cycle; C sequestration in soil; Greenhouse effect; No till farming; Residue management; Soil processes; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000032908     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009794514742     Document Type: Article

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