Reduced tillage and increasing cropping intensity in the Great Plains conserves soil C

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 207-218

  Peterson, G A ^a   Halvorson, A D ^b   Havlin, J L ^c   Jones, O R ^d   Lyon, D J ^e   Tanaka, D L ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Dryland; No till; Soil carbon; Soil organic matter; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC CARBON; TILLAGE;

UNITED STATES, GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 0032490559     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00107-X     Document Type: Article

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