Soil nitrogen and carbon response to maize cropping system, nitrogen source, and tillage

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1387-1392

  Reeves, Margaret ^a   Lal, Rattan ^b   Logan, Terry ^b   Sigarán, Juan ^c  

^a PAN North America Regional Center   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

CARBON; COMPOSITION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NITROGEN;

INTERCROPPING; LOW INPUT FARMING SYSTEMS; MAIZE CROPPING SYSTEM; NITROGEN SOURCES; TILLAGE;

SOILS;

CARBON; CROPPING SYSTEM; MAIZE; MAIZE PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; SOIL; SOIL CONDITIONS; TILLAGE;

COSTA RICA, ATLANTIC LOWLANDS;

EID: 0030609390     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100050015x     Document Type: Article

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