Changes in soil organic carbon and nitrogen after six years of corn production

Soil Science

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 307-313

  Liang, B C ^a   Mackenzie, A F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON:NITROGEN RATIO; CHICOT SANDY CLAY LOAM; CORN PRODUCTION; FERTILISER; HAPLUDALF; HYDROLYZATE; NITROGEN;

EID: 0026479988     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: 15389243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199204000-00007     Document Type: Article

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