Distribution and amount of soil organic C in long-term management systems in Texas

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 309-321

  Potter, K N ^a   Torbert, H A ^a   Jones, O R ^a   Matocha, J E ^b   Morrison Jr , J E ^a   Unger, P W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Climate; No tilt

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; ORGANIC CARBON;

UNITED STATES, TEXAS;

EID: 0032490617     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(98)00119-6     Document Type: Article

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