Kinetics of crop residue decomposition: Variability among crops and years

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 750-755

  Gilmour, John T ^a   Mauromoustakos, Andy ^a   Gale, Paula M ^b   Norman, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLAY MINERALS; CULTIVATION; DECOMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; REACTION KINETICS; SILT;

LOAMS; MONTMORILLONITE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES;

GLYCINE MAX; ORYZA SATIVA; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR;

EID: 0032078549     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1998.03615995006200030030x     Document Type: Article

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