Temperature and moisture effects on C and N mineralization from surface applied clover residue

Plant and Soil

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 127-137

  Quemada, M ^a   Cabrera, M L ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C mineralization; crop residues; decomposition; N mineralization; no till

Indexed keywords

CROP RESIDUE; DECOMPOSITION; MICROORGANISM; MINERALIZATION; SOIL WATER; ZERO TILLAGE;

EID: 0030807793     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004281804058     Document Type: Article

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