Carbon sequestration in irrigated vertisols under cotton-based farming systems

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 645-654

  Hulugalle, N R ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; IRRIGATION; VERTISOL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NONHUMAN;

AUSTRALIA;

GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0034114037     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620009370466     Document Type: Article

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