Impact of tillage practices on organic carbon and nitrogen storage in cool, humid soils of eastern Canada

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 191-201

  Angers, D A ^a   Bolinder, M A ^a   Carter, M R ^a   Gregorich, E G ^a   Drury, C F ^a   Liang, B C ^a   Voroney, R P ^b   Simard, R R ^a   Donald, R G ^c   Beyaert, R P ^a   Martel, J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Jacques Whitford Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon; Nitrogen; Organic matter; Soil profile; Tillage

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; TILLAGE;

CANADA, (EAST);

EID: 0030616528     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(96)01100-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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