Conversion from an American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis L.) biomass crop to a no-till corn (Zea mays L.) system: Crop yields and management implications

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-111

  Devine, Warren D ^a   Tyler, Donald D ^b   Mullen, Michael D ^c   Houston, Allan E ^d   Joslin, John D ^e   Hodges, Donald G ^f   Tolbert, Virginia R ^g   Walsh, Marie E ^g  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d TN Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^e Belowground Forest Research   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^g OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

American sycamore; Bioenergy crops; Corn; Crop rotation; Fertilization; Nitrogen immobilization

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROBLEM SOLVING;

AMERICAN SYCAMORE; BIOENERGY CROPS; CORN; CROP ROTATION; FERTILIZATION; NITROGEN IMMOBILIZATION;

BIOMASS;

BIOFUEL; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; MAIZE; SOYBEAN; ZERO TILLAGE;

NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 32644485312     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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