Soil restorative effects of Mulching on aggregation and carbon sequestration in a Miamian soil in central Ohio

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 481-493

  Saroa, G S ^a   Lal, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Alfisol; Carbon sequestration; Mulch rate; Soil organic carbon; Soil texture; Total soil nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROPS; CULTIVATION; LAND USE; NITROGEN; SAND; SILT;

GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE;

CLAY;

AGGREGATION; ALFISOL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; MULCHING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142218445     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.569     Document Type: Article

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