Tillage intensity and crop residue effects on nitrogen and carbon cycling in a vertisol

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 717-727

  Torbert, H A ^a   Potter, K N ^a   Morrison Jr , J E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLING; CROP RESIDUE; NITROGEN; TILLAGE; VERTISOL;

GLYCINE MAX; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031949142     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103629809369979     Document Type: Article

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