Cover crops and nitrogen fertilization effects on soil aggregation and carbon and nitrogen pools

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-165

  Sainju, U M ^a   Whitehead, W F ^a   Singh, B P ^a  

^a FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover crop; Nitrogen fertilization; Soil aggregation; Soil carbon; Soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

FORT VALLEY; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELONGENA; SECALE CEREALE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; VICIA VILLOSA; VILLOSA;

EID: 0041738937     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S02-056     Document Type: Article

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