Respiration rates of soil aggregates in relation to tillage and Straw-management practices in the field

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 193-200

  Dexter, A R ^a   Trautner, A ^b   Czyz, E A ^a   Stenberg, B ^b  

^a STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crop residues; Mechanical energy; Organic matter; Physical protection; Respiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033302786     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713782029     Document Type: Article

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