Sugarcane fields: Sources or sinks for greenhouse gas emissions?

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-9

  Weier, K L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Denitrification; Greenhouse gases; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Trash

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031984059     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97026     Document Type: Article

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