Persistence of soil organic carbon after plowing a long-term no-till field in Southern Ontario, Canada

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1394-1402

  VandenBygaart, A J ^a   Kay, B D ^b  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLAY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HARVESTING; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

SANDY CLAY LOAM (SCL); SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC);

SOIL TESTING;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; PLOWING; SOIL CARBON; TILLAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 3142738148     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.1394     Document Type: Article

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