Soil organic carbon sequestration rates by tillage and crop rotation: A global data analysis

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1930-1946

  West, Tristram O ^a   Post, Wilfred M ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CROPS;

CROP ROTATION;

SOILS;

ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP ROTATION; ORGANIC CARBON; TILLAGE;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036850951     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2002.1930     Document Type: Article

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