Pulse-labelling a cover crop with 13C to follow its decomposition in soil under field conditions

Plant and Soil

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-55

  Thompson, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; Carbon labelling; Cover crop; Decomposition; Residue

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029841410     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00015410     Document Type: Article

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