Assessment of soil quality in fields with short and long term enrollment in the CRP

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 142-146

  Baer, Sara G ^a   Rice, Charles W ^a   Blair, John M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Conservation Reserve Program; Grassland; Soil conservation; Soil microbiology; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; PRAIRIE; SOIL QUALITY;

LAND USE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL QUALITY;

POACEAE;

EID: 0033887517     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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