Estimation of soil organic carbon changes in turfgrass systems using the CENTURY model

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 558-563

  Bandaranayake, W ^a   Qian, Y L ^a   Parton, W J ^a   Ojima, D S ^a   Follett, R F ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; SURFACES;

ORGANIC CARBON;

SOIL TESTING;

POACEAE;

EID: 0037871598     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.5580     Document Type: Article

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