Enhancing crop yields in the developing countries through restoration of the soil organic carbon pool in agricultural lands

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-209

  Lal, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Developing countries; Global food security; Soil carbon sequestration; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD PRODUCTS; SOILS; WEATHERING;

GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY; SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION; SOIL QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP YIELD; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646052865     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.696     Document Type: Article

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