Soil aggregation and carbon and nitrogen storage under soybean cropping sequences

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 507-513

  Wright, Alan L ^a   Hons, Frank M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NITROGEN;

HIGH-INTENSITY CROPPING SEQUENCES; SEQUESTRATION;

SOILS;

AGGREGATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; TILLAGE;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1542291047     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.5070     Document Type: Article

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