Total and organic soil carbon in cropping systems of Nepal

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 75, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 257-269

  Shrestha, R K ^a   Ladha, J K ^b   Gami, S K ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IRRI India Office   (India)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Carbon storage; Climate; Cropping system; KMnO4 oxidizable carbon; Total carbon

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE; CROPPING PRACTICE; FIELD METHOD; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SURFACE LAYER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33747475746     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-006-9032-z     Document Type: Article

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