Relationship of soil organic matter dynamics to physical protection and tillage

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 215-230

  Balesdent, J ^a   Chenu, C ^b   Balabane, M ^b  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Land use; Organic matter decomposition; Soil C storage

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE;

EID: 0034096666     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-1987(99)00107-5     Document Type: Article

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