Management effects on soil C storage on the Canadian prairies

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 181-195

  Janzen, H H ^a   Campbell, C A ^b   Izaurralde, R C ^c   Ellert, B H ^a   Juma, N ^c   McGill, W B ^c   Zentner, R P ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon; Carbon dioxide; Crop rotation; Fertilizer; Greenhouse gas; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PRAIRIE;

CANADA;

EID: 0032490615     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00105-6     Document Type: Article

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