An empirical model for estimating carbon sequestration on the Canadian prairies

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 549-556

  Liang, B C ^a   Campbell, C A ^b   McConkey, B G ^c   Padbury, G ^d   Collas, P ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Fallow; No till; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP ROTATION; SOIL CARBON; ZERO TILLAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 31144443734     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/s04-089     Document Type: Conference Paper

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