Soil aggregate properties and organic carbon for switchgrass and traditional agricultural systems in the southeastern United States

Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 998-1012

  Blanco Canqui, Humberto ^a   Lal, Rattan ^a   Lemus, Roque ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density of aggregates; Soil moisture retention; Soil organic carbon; Statistical models; Switchgrass; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; BULK DENSITY; CROP PLANT; FARMING SYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GRASS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOISTURE CONTENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PASTURE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

BLACKSBURG; KNOXVILLE; MORGANTOWN; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; ORANGE; RALEIGH; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WEST VIRGINIA;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 33748691027     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000187342.07331.a6     Document Type: Article

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