Carbon storage in soils of the North American Great Plains: Effect of cropping frequency

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 349-363

  Campbell, C A ^a   Janzen, H H ^a   Paustian, K ^b   Gregorich, E G ^a   Sherrod, L ^c   Liang, B C ^d   Zentner, R P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; EROSION; EVAPORATION; FERTILIZERS; MOISTURE;

CARBON STORAGE; CROPPING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC);

SOILS;

CARBON; CLIMATES; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZERS; MOISTURE; SOIL; SOIL EROSION; WHEAT;

EID: 15944385365     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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