Soil organic matter pools during early adoption of conservation tillage in Northwestern Canada

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1422-1427

  Franzluebbers, A J ^a   Arshad, M A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL BIOMASS; ORGANIC MATTER; SEMIARID CLIMATE; SOIL RESPIRATION; ZERO TILLAGE;

CANADA, ALBERTA, PEACE RIVER;

EID: 0030301803     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1996.03615995006000050019x     Document Type: Article

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