Economic feasibility of no-tillage and manure for soil carbon sequestration in corn production in northeastern Kansas

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1364-1373

  Pendell, Dustin L ^a   Williams, Jeffery R ^a   Rice, Charles W ^a   Nelson, Richard G ^a   Boyles, Scott B ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEEF CATTLE MANURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROPPING SYSTEMS; TILLAGE;

CARBON; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; MANURES;

SOIL MECHANICS;

CARBON; FERTILIZER;

BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MANURE; NO TILLAGE; SOIL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CARBON; CATTLE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; KANSAS; MANURE; SOIL; ZEA MAYS;

CARBON; FARM CROPS; FERTILIZERS; MANURE; SOIL MECHANICS;

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33746471713     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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