Elevated atmospheric CO2 effects on biomass production and soil carbon in conventional and conservation cropping systems

Global Change Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 657-665

  Prior, Stephen A ^a   Runion, G Brett ^a   Rogers, Hugo H ^a   Torbert, H Allen ^a   Reeves, D Wayne ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Cover crops; Grain crops; No tillage; Residue; Soil C sequestration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; TILLAGE;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA JUNCEA; GLYCINE MAX; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 17644365136     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.00935.x     Document Type: Article

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