Soil organic carbon variability and sampling optimization in Montana dryland wheat fields

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 42-51

  Bricklemyer, R S ^a   Miller, P R ^a   Paustian, K ^b   Keck, T ^c   Nielsen, G A ^a   Antle, J M ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c Colorado State University ^*

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; No till; Sampling optimization; Sampling variability; Soil organic carbon; Soil landscape association

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; OPTIMIZATION; SAMPLING; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 13744259192     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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