Particulate organic carbon content and potential mineralization as affected by tillage and texture

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1382-1386

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

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CARBON; CLAY; COMPOSITION; CULTIVATION;

CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; ZERO TILLAGE;

SOILS;

MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC CARBON; SOC; SOIL TEXTURE; TILLAGE;

EID: 0030609404     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100050014x     Document Type: Article

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