Winter cover crop effects on soil organic carbon and carbohydrate in soil

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 145-152

  Kuo, S ^a   Sainju, U M ^a   Jellum, E J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CAPSELLA BURSA PASTORIS; LATHYRUS; LATHYRUS HIRSUTUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISUM SATIVUM; SECALE CEREALE; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; COMPOSITION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; DECAY (ORGANIC); DECOMPOSITION; REACTION KINETICS;

ANNUAL RYEGRASS; BURIED BAG TECHNIQUE; CEREAL RYE; CORN; HUMID REGION; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; TILLAGE; WINTER COVER CROPS;

SOILS;

CARBOHYDRATE; COVER CROP; MACROAGGREGATE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL FERTILITY;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 0030614192     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100010022x     Document Type: Article

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