Legume-based cropping systems have reduced carbon and nitrogen losses

Nature

Volumn 396, Issue 6708, 1998, Pages 262-265

  Drinkwater, L E ^a   Wagoner, P ^a   Sarrantonio, M ^a,b  

^a Rodale Institute   (United States)

^b SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL EMISSION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CROP; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LEGUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL TREATMENT;

EID: 0032548085     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/24376     Document Type: Article

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