Effects of cover crops on soil aggregate stability, total organic carbon, and polysaccharides

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2041-2048

  Liu, Aiguo ^a   Ma, B L ^b   Bomke, A A ^c  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CLAY; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SOIL MECHANICS;

CLAY LOAM SOILS; DILUTE ACIDS; INCUBATION STUDY; STRUCTURAL DEGRADATION;

SOILS;

AGGREGATE STABILITY; COVER CROP; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYSACCHARIDE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 27644557115     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0032     Document Type: Article

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