Carbon sequestration in dryland soils and plant residue as influenced by tillage and crop rotation

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1341-1347

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

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATIONS; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON (POC); SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC); TILLAGE;

CARBON; CLAY; CROPS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

SOILS;

MONTMORILLONITE; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP ROTATION; CROPPING SYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; PLANT RESIDUE; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEASONS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

CARBON; CLAY; FARM CROPS; PLANTS; SOIL; WHEAT;

LENS CULINARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33746417145     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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