Increasing organic C and N in soil under bromegrass with long-term N fertilization

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 255-260

  Malhi, S S ^a   Nyborg, M ^b   Harapiak, J T ^c   Heier, K ^a   Flore, N A ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Western Co operative Fertilizers Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Grassland

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; SEQUESTRATION;

CANADA, ALBERTA, CROSSFIELD;

EID: 0031401372     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009727530325     Document Type: Article

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