Soil management impacts on soil carbon sequestration by switchgrass

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 469-477

  Ma, Z ^a   Wood, C W ^a   Bransby, D I ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Cultural practices; Energy crops; Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; BIOENERGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; PHYTOREMEDIATION; ROW SPACING; SOIL;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 0034040374     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(00)00013-1     Document Type: Article

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