An approach for estimating net primary productivity and annual carbon inputs to soil for common agricultural crops in Canada

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 118, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 29-42

  Bolinder, M A ^a   Janzen, H H ^b   Gregorich, E G ^c   Angers, D A ^a   VandenBygaart, A J ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; C allocation; C inputs; Natural ecosystems; Roots; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP; FORAGE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33751160819     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.05.013     Document Type: Review

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