Tillage and crop rotation effects on dryland soil and residue carbon and nitrogen

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 668-678

  Sainju, Upendra M ^a   Lenssen, Andrew ^a   Caesar Tonthat, Thecan ^a   Waddell, Jed ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CROPS; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DRYLAND SOIL; PLANT BIOMASS; SOIL PRODUCTIVITY; TILLAGE;

CULTIVATION;

CARBON; CROPS; CULTIVATION; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; DRYLAND FARMING; TILLAGE;

CARBON; CULTIVATION; FARM CROPS; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

LENS CULINARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33645079131     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2005.0089     Document Type: Article

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