Short-term impact of fallow frequency and perennial grass on soil organic carbon in a Brown Chernozem in southern Alberta

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 481-488

  Bremer, E ^a   Janzen, H H ^b   McKenzie, R H ^c  

^a Symbio Ag Consulting   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Light fraction; Soil organic matter; Summer fallow

Indexed keywords

CHERNOZEM; CROP ROTATION; FALLOW; ORGANIC CARBON; PERENNIAL PLANT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON TRICHOPHORUM; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; THINOPYRUM INTERMEDIUM; TRICHOPHORUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036880797     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S02-007     Document Type: Article

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