Estimating shoot to root ratios and annual carbon inputs in soils for cereal crops

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  Bolinder, M A ^a   Angers, D A ^a   Dubuc, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annual C inputs; Canada; Cereals; Root biomass; S:R ratios

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CEREAL CROP; ORGANIC MATTER; ROOT BIOMASS; SHOOT/ROOT RATIO;

EID: 0030616385     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(96)01121-8     Document Type: Article

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