Carbon and nitrogen storage are greater under biennial tillage in a minnesota corn-soybean rotation

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1752-1762

  Venterea, Rodney T ^a   Baker, John M ^a   Dolan, Michael S ^a   Spokas, Kurt A ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CROPS; NITROGEN;

BIENNIAL TILLAGE (BT); CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE (CT); GRAIN YIELDS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CROPS; NITROGEN; SOIL SURVEYS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CROP ROTATION; MAIZE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL RESPIRATION; SOYBEAN; TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CORN; FARM CROPS; NITROGEN; SOIL; SURVEYS;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33748578627     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2006.0010     Document Type: Article

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