Managing U.S. cropland to sequester carbon in soil

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 374-381

  Lal, R ^a   Follett, R F ^b   Kimble, J ^c   Cole, C V ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT; SOIL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP PRODUCTION; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033404868     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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