Seasonal trends in soil biochemical attributes: Effects of crop management on a Black Chernozem

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-97

  Campbell, C A ^a   Lafond, G P ^a   Biederbeck, V O ^a   Wen, G ^b   Schoenau, J ^b   Hahn, D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon; Light fraction; Microbial biomass; Mineralization; Nitrogen; Water soluble C; Weather variables

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CHERNOZEM; CROP ROTATION; GROWING SEASON; SEASONALITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

CANADA; INDIAN HEAD; SASKATCHEWAN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032977684     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S98-029     Document Type: Article

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